Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/28/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/28/12)
Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Mar 29, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
The Right Wing’s Election-Year Islamophobia The Right Wing’s Election-Year Islamophobia
How some Republican are transforming a conspiracy theory into a policy position.
Mar 29, 2012 / John Feffer
The Supreme Court and the Democrats: Five Hypocrites and One Bad Plan The Supreme Court and the Democrats: Five Hypocrites and One Bad Plan
The Supreme Court is so full of it, but the sad truth is that President Obama and the Democrats brought this potential judicial disaster upon themselves.
Mar 29, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Did Magic Johnson Really Buy the Dodgers? Did Magic Johnson Really Buy the Dodgers?
The trick is on us—Magic Johnson is just a figurehead.
Mar 28, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin
At Capitol Hill Hearing on Trayvon, Strong Words on Gun Control At Capitol Hill Hearing on Trayvon, Strong Words on Gun Control
How did the NRA help George Zimmerman get and keep a gun?
Mar 28, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
Trayvon Martin: Guilty of Being Black Trayvon Martin: Guilty of Being Black
As long as black men are assumed to be armed and dangerous, Stand Your Ground laws will produce more Trayvon Martins.
Mar 28, 2012 / Editorial / The Editors
Do Republicans Think They Can Win Without Women? Do Republicans Think They Can Win Without Women?
If they believe that in exercising control over women's reproductive functions, they will also control women's voices, they are wrong.
Mar 28, 2012 / Editorial / Carol Gilligan
Texas Has to Chill With War on Voting Rights Act Texas Has to Chill With War on Voting Rights Act
In Texas, protectors of voting rights are concerned about the "chill effect" when it comes to voter ID law.
Mar 28, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock
Punditry and the Art of Failing Upward Punditry and the Art of Failing Upward
From William Kristol to Condi Rice to Joel Klein, conservatives turn disastrous decisions into fabulous careers. How do they do it?
Mar 28, 2012 / Column / Eric Alterman
Trayvon Martin: What It’s Like to Be a Problem Trayvon Martin: What It’s Like to Be a Problem
Despite the end of Jim Crow, it is once again socially, politically and legally acceptable to presume the guilt of nonwhite bodies.
Mar 28, 2012 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry