25 Years Later, America Is Still Struggling to ‘Do the Right Thing’ 25 Years Later, America Is Still Struggling to ‘Do the Right Thing’
On the 25th anniversity of Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing," America needs to ask itself some hard questions.
Jun 30, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
Alito’s ‘Hobby Lobby’ Opinion Is Dangerous and Discriminatory Alito’s ‘Hobby Lobby’ Opinion Is Dangerous and Discriminatory
The 5-4 decision strikes a blow against women’s rights and expands corporate power.
Jun 30, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg
Supreme Court Ruling in ‘Harris v. Quinn’ Will Undermine Gains Made by Low-Wage Home Healthcare Workers Supreme Court Ruling in ‘Harris v. Quinn’ Will Undermine Gains Made by Low-Wage Home Healthcare Workers
Today’s ruling was not as devastating as labor advocates feared it would be, but nevertheless lays the groundwork for more sweeping attacks on unions.
Jun 30, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 06/27/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 06/27/14?
This week: Incarceration of Jane Doe, unpacking what we know about Iraq, and is college worth it?
Jun 27, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Moral Mondays Has Managed to Go Beyond the Color Line—but Is That So Unprecedented? Moral Mondays Has Managed to Go Beyond the Color Line—but Is That So Unprecedented?
Moral Mondays may seem exceptional, but it is actually part of a long history of interracial political coalitions in the South.
Jun 27, 2014 / Blog / Press Room and Melissa Harris-Perry
How Did the FBI Miss Over 1 Million Rapes? How Did the FBI Miss Over 1 Million Rapes?
Systematic undercounting of sexual assaults in the US disguises a hidden rape crisis.
Jun 27, 2014 / Soraya Chemaly
Will the Government Finally Regulate the Most Predatory Industry in America? Will the Government Finally Regulate the Most Predatory Industry in America?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is poised to issue regulations for businesses that offer small-dollar, short-term loans. Will they be strong enough?
Jun 27, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Loving Billie Holiday Doesn’t Mean Black Girls Aren’t Suffering Loving Billie Holiday Doesn’t Mean Black Girls Aren’t Suffering
Joshua DuBois makes an unconvincing argument against the criticism of President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative.
Jun 27, 2014 / Farah Jasmine Griffin
How the ACA Can Revolutionize Inmate Healthcare How the ACA Can Revolutionize Inmate Healthcare
Jails have become the front line for health problems that plague underserved communities in America. The Affordable Care Act provides an opportunity to improve continuity in treatm...
Jun 27, 2014 / Maura Ewing
Supreme Court Says Police Need a Warrant to Search Your Phone Supreme Court Says Police Need a Warrant to Search Your Phone
But will they apply the same logic to the NSA’s massive surveillance dragnet?
Jun 26, 2014 / Robert Scheer