As Deportations Continue to Tear Families Apart, Tell President Obama to Act As Deportations Continue to Tear Families Apart, Tell President Obama to Act
While Congress drags its feet, President Obama could make a real difference in the lives of millions of immigrants and their families.
Apr 18, 2014 / Take Action / NationAction
Will the Supreme Court Let Florida Drug-Test All Its Government Employees? Will the Supreme Court Let Florida Drug-Test All Its Government Employees?
What does a positive test mean when your economic fate hinges on the result? What kind of “discipline” is maintained by subjugating bodily privacy in the name of “public safety”?
Apr 18, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/18/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/18/2014?
This week: segregation, the Turbo Tax lobby and the death of the shopping mall.
Apr 18, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
We Built This Country on Inequality We Built This Country on Inequality
The wealth gap didn’t spring up from policy gone awry—it is the policy.
Apr 17, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
Where Twitter and Feminism Meet Where Twitter and Feminism Meet
What role should the social platform play as the feminist movement continues to grow?
Apr 17, 2014 / Mariame Kaba, Andrea Smith, Lori Adelman, and Roxane Gay
Is Chris Christie Gaining Traction for 2016? Is Chris Christie Gaining Traction for 2016?
So far, no smoking gun. But there are now four separate investigations underway, with new leads to follow.
Apr 17, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
How America’s Wars Came Home With the Troops How America’s Wars Came Home With the Troops
Since 2002, veterans have been committing murder individually and in groups, killing family, friends, strangers and—in appalling numbers—themselves.
Apr 17, 2014 / Ann Jones
Senator Manchin Defends Law Firm Accused of Concealing Black Lung Medical Evidence Senator Manchin Defends Law Firm Accused of Concealing Black Lung Medical Evidence
A Pulitzer-prize winning investigation found that law firm Jackson Kelly, now defended by Senator Joe Manchin, concealed evidence and shaped doctor’s testimony.
How Football Culture Can Change Rape Culture How Football Culture Can Change Rape Culture
To curb sexual assault, victims need allies and advocates. Former University of Missouri football player Rolandis Woodland is a model for this.
Apr 16, 2014 / Jessica Luther
Want to Expand Abortion Rights in Texas? Better Talk About Immigration, Too Want to Expand Abortion Rights in Texas? Better Talk About Immigration, Too
Winning on abortion rights means talking—and listening—to voters in a new way.
Apr 16, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain