Believing in Justice, Blaming the Victim Believing in Justice, Blaming the Victim
Those who most strongly believe that the world is fair are most likely to reconcile their distress about unearned suffering by blaming the victims.
May 13, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
What Ever Happened to Welfare Mothers? What Ever Happened to Welfare Mothers?
If the boom years failed to lift poor mothers into the middle class, how are they faring now that the middle class is becoming the new poor?
May 13, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Noted. Noted.
Spring laurels for The Nation, plus Peter Weiss on Rhonda Copeland, and John Nichols on David Obey.
May 13, 2010 / Editorial / The Nation
Glenn Beck, America’s Historian Laureate Glenn Beck, America’s Historian Laureate
The Tea Party’s guide to American exceptionalism: It is all about race.
May 13, 2010 / Greg Grandin
The Enhancement of the Senses The Enhancement of the Senses
In The Age of Wonder, Richard Holmes lucidly charts how the Romantics were as transfixed by the failures of science as they were by its bright accomplishments.
May 12, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Paula Findlen
Retaking Rio Retaking Rio
With the Olympics coming to town, the state seeks to reclaim the favelas.
May 12, 2010 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Arizona Bans Ethnic Studies—Update Arizona Bans Ethnic Studies—Update
"Advocating ethnic solidarity" is now illegal in Arizona public schools.
May 12, 2010 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
The Final Battle: Lessig vs. Greenwald The Final Battle: Lessig vs. Greenwald
Lawrence Lessig and Glenn Greenwald debate Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court nomination.
May 12, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
The Final Battle: Lessig versus Greenwald The Final Battle: Lessig versus Greenwald
Lawrence Lessig and Glenn Greenwald debate their positions on Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court nomination.
May 12, 2010 / Video / Democracy Now!
The Publisher, Then and Now The Publisher, Then and Now
What Henry Luce teaches us about the state of media today.
May 12, 2010 / The Notion / Ari Berman