Nothing New Under the Wingnut Sun: ‘Textbook Wars’ Nothing New Under the Wingnut Sun: ‘Textbook Wars’
When conservatives challenge curricula like they did last week in Fairfax County, Virginia, they reveal fundamental tensions in liberal education that aren’t going away.
Feb 11, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein
The Sloppy GOP Plan to Stop Lew The Sloppy GOP Plan to Stop Lew
Republicans are clutching at straws as they search for reasons to oppose Obama's nominee.
Feb 11, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick
John Nichols: Austerity Will Not Save Us John Nichols: Austerity Will Not Save Us
What’s next for the Democratic Party? Nation writer John Nichols appears on The Ed Show to forecast upcoming legislative battles.
Feb 11, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
What’s Next for the Dreamers? What’s Next for the Dreamers?
Will Obama’s new immigration reform agenda lead to real changes for the millions of immigrants living in legal limbo?
Feb 11, 2013 / Tom Hayden
Redskins: The Clock Is Now Ticking on Changing the Name Redskins: The Clock Is Now Ticking on Changing the Name
A recent symposium at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian showed how the pressure is rising to change the name.
Feb 11, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
President Obama Should Go to Chicago. And Yemen. And Pakistan. And … President Obama Should Go to Chicago. And Yemen. And Pakistan. And …
The president should condemn violence at home, and hold himself accountable for violence abroad, as well.
Feb 8, 2013 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
On ‘The Following’, and Violence in American Pop Culture On ‘The Following’, and Violence in American Pop Culture
We might not be inspired to commit violence by shows like The Following, but we are encouraged to ignore how violence is actually committed in America.
Feb 8, 2013 / Blog / Michelle Dean
Altercation Extra: This is Forbes Journalism? My Complete E-mail Correspondence with Mr. Richard Behar of Forbes Magazine Altercation Extra: This is Forbes Journalism? My Complete E-mail Correspondence with Mr. Richard Behar of Forbes Magazine
An article on the Brooklyn College BDS debate sparks a biting e-mail exchange with an angry reader.
Feb 8, 2013 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Will Congress Deliver on Immigration Reform? Will Congress Deliver on Immigration Reform?
What can we expect from comprehensive immigration reform? In this Nation Conversation, Aura Bogado breaks down the range of possibilities for America's undocumented.
Feb 8, 2013 / Audio / The Nation
Does Mitch McConnell’s Pro-Gun Stance Threaten His 2014 Chances? Does Mitch McConnell’s Pro-Gun Stance Threaten His 2014 Chances?
New polling shows McConnell is vulnerable on his gun industry money and anti-gun law stance.
Feb 8, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick