Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/8/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/8/13)
This week, Nation interns tackle media bias. What is "sharia" law? What's missing in common debates about "labor"? How do white male tech writers ...
Feb 8, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Sexual Abuse and Cover-up in the Catholic Church: A Q&A With Filmmaker Alex Gibney Sexual Abuse and Cover-up in the Catholic Church: A Q&A With Filmmaker Alex Gibney
A new HBO documentary reports on victims—and heroes.
Feb 8, 2013 / Blog / Jon Wiener
Walmart Workers Are Back on Strike Over a New Wave of Alleged Threats Walmart Workers Are Back on Strike Over a New Wave of Alleged Threats
Workers are protesting a new round of alleged intimidation tactics.
Feb 7, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
Who’s Paying for Your Birth Control? Who’s Paying for Your Birth Control?
Will you have access to no-copay birth control under HHS's new regulations?
Feb 7, 2013 / Blog / Emily Douglas
Shut Down the Merchants of Death Shut Down the Merchants of Death
It’s time to end the sale of military-style assault weapons to civilians.
Feb 7, 2013 / Peter Dreier and Donald Cohen
What Fox News Lost in the 2012 Election What Fox News Lost in the 2012 Election
Conservative lawmakers aren't the only facing a demographic crisis: The GOP's favorite network has also suffered a significant loss of trust among its core conservative aud...
Feb 7, 2013 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Is the Supreme Court Argument Over Gay Marriage Really All About Straight People? Is the Supreme Court Argument Over Gay Marriage Really All About Straight People?
According to defenders of DOMA and Prop 8, the purpose of marriage is to entice wayward heterosexuals into committed family life.
Feb 7, 2013 / Blog / Nan D. Hunter
Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and the Power of Being an Ally Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and the Power of Being an Ally
A trip to Philadelphia, Mississippi, forced me to confront how far I’d go for someone else.
Feb 7, 2013 / Blog / Nona Willis Aronowitz
Infiltrating ICE: How Undocumented Activists Are Organizing on the Inside Infiltrating ICE: How Undocumented Activists Are Organizing on the Inside
Undocumented activist Marco Saavedra talks with The Nation's Francis Reynolds and Aura Bogado about the struggle to crack open an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention cent...
Feb 7, 2013 / Video / Francis Reynolds and Aura Bogado
Why Ending ‘Stand Your Ground’ Isn’t Enough to Prevent Another Trayvon Martin Why Ending ‘Stand Your Ground’ Isn’t Enough to Prevent Another Trayvon Martin
There's nothing natural about black boys dying at age 17. We have to stop acting as if there is.
Feb 6, 2013 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith