Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part IV, From the Ban on Segregation in Housing to Freedom for Nelson Mandela Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part IV, From the Ban on Segregation in Housing to Freedom for Nelson Mandela
A multimedia timeline presenting the history of the struggle for racial justice, from 1968 to 1990.
Feb 27, 2015 / Timeline / The Nation
There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying
Magical thinking may forever protect him.
Feb 27, 2015 / Blog / Leslie Savan
Why Is the US Still Spending Billions to Fund Mexico’s Corrupt Drug War? Why Is the US Still Spending Billions to Fund Mexico’s Corrupt Drug War?
Washington is providing equipment and training to compromised agencies—at the same time that it’s tracking their close ties to organized crime.
Feb 27, 2015 / Jesse Franzblau
What Bill O’Reilly Really Did in El Salvador Was Worse Than Lying What Bill O’Reilly Really Did in El Salvador Was Worse Than Lying
The Fox News host's exaggerations are bad—but his failure to report on murders committed by US allies is even more disturbing.
Feb 27, 2015 / Blog / Greg Grandin
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 2/27/15? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 2/27/15?
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 2/27/15?
Feb 27, 2015 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation
Dori Maynard and the Unfinished Business of Integrating the News Dori Maynard and the Unfinished Business of Integrating the News
Maynard was a champion of the idea that newsrooms needed to reflect the communities they covered and served.
Feb 26, 2015 / Blog / Dani McClain
Today Is a Big Day for the Internet Today Is a Big Day for the Internet
Today, a coalition of activists beat the well-funded cable lobby as the FCC voted to use Title II reclassification to preserve net neutrality.
Feb 26, 2015 / Take Action / NationAction
The Activists Who Won Net Neutrality Must Defend It in 2016 The Activists Who Won Net Neutrality Must Defend It in 2016
The FCC has guaranteed net neutrality, for now. But special interests will try to elect a president to undo it.
Feb 26, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols
Three Years Later, the Legacy of Trayvon Martin and #BlackLivesMatter Three Years Later, the Legacy of Trayvon Martin and #BlackLivesMatter
The tragic death of Trayvon Martin inspired a new generation of activists who fight to make black lives matter.
Feb 26, 2015 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
Fifty Years After Bloody Sunday in Selma, Everything and Nothing Has Changed Fifty Years After Bloody Sunday in Selma, Everything and Nothing Has Changed
Racism, segregation and inequality persist in this civil-rights battleground.
Feb 25, 2015 / Feature / Ari Berman