Grading ‘Waiting for Superman’ Grading ‘Waiting for Superman’
The celebrated film tells a familiar story about unions and schools—but misses what's new.
Sep 23, 2010 / Feature / Dana Goldstein
Invisible Arab-Americans Invisible Arab-Americans
It's long past time for us to recognize Arab- and Muslim-Americans as an integral part of America's complexity.
Sep 23, 2010 / Editorial / Alia Malek
The Problem With Peretz The Problem With Peretz
With Marty Peretz, the problem is not a single racist statement, it's a lifetime of them.
Sep 23, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman
Islamophobia, European-Style Islamophobia, European-Style
In the George W. Bush years, there was little political capital in scapegoating Muslims. Now, apparently, there's a lot.
Sep 23, 2010 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
The Group: On George Price The Group: On George Price
The enigma of George Price: He derived an equation for the evolution of altruism, yet he died believing himself a failed good Samaritan.
Sep 22, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Miriam Markowitz
Conversation: Roberta Gratz and John Mollenkopf on Cities in Decline Conversation: Roberta Gratz and John Mollenkopf on Cities in Decline
With budget crunches slamming cities and urban industry continuing to decline, what can be done to rebuild American cities so that they are strong and work for everyone?
Sep 22, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV
Parents Occupy Chicago Elementary School Building Parents Occupy Chicago Elementary School Building
On one level, it's a conflict to keep their field house. On another, it's about the future of our nation's schools.
Sep 22, 2010 / StudentNation / Laurie Rojas
Students Lose Role Models When Budget Cuts Force Schools to Dismiss Staff Students Lose Role Models When Budget Cuts Force Schools to Dismiss Staff
When budget cuts led to mass layoffs, the 15-year-old student author lost the mentorship of many influential adults.
Sep 21, 2010 / Tanner Simmonds
A Pedagogical and National Disaster A Pedagogical and National Disaster
Saddened at the loss of his school's cooking class and the state of the school library, the author fears that American students will fall behind students in other countries.
Sep 21, 2010 / Hasan Habib
Tea Party Values Tea Party Values
The upstart energy of the Tea Party is beginning to coalesce with the organizing savvy of the religious right—and putting the force of religious zeal behind the Tea Party&rsq...
Sep 21, 2010 / Sarah Posner