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What You Need to Know About Today’s Scheduled Execution in Texas (UPDATE)

What You Need to Know About Today’s Scheduled Execution in Texas (UPDATE) What You Need to Know About Today’s Scheduled Execution in Texas (UPDATE)

UPDATE: The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has stayed the execution of Robert Campbell.

May 13, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Pro-Keystone XL Consulting Firm May Have Violated Ethics Laws

Pro-Keystone XL Consulting Firm May Have Violated Ethics Laws Pro-Keystone XL Consulting Firm May Have Violated Ethics Laws

Despite trying to influence the American public on the pipeline, public relations firm Feverpress did not disclose that it was contracted by the government of Alberta to do so.

May 13, 2014 / Lee Fang

I Almost Blew Off Edward Snowden—and the Largest National Security Leak in a Generation

I Almost Blew Off Edward Snowden—and the Largest National Security Leak in a Generation I Almost Blew Off Edward Snowden—and the Largest National Security Leak in a Generation

The NSA leaker indisputably proved all that the US government had done to destroy the privacy of Americans and people around the world.

May 13, 2014 / Glenn Greenwald

The Downfall of the Latest Republican Folk Hero

The Downfall of the Latest Republican Folk Hero The Downfall of the Latest Republican Folk Hero

This cartoon hillbilly who hates the government seemed like such a promising new conservative icon. 

May 13, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

The Media Did Not Have Relations With ‘That Story’

The Media Did Not Have Relations With ‘That Story’ The Media Did Not Have Relations With ‘That Story’

Have the media grown up half as much as Monica Lewinsky?

May 12, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Michael Sam Gets Drafted, and the NFL Has Issues

Michael Sam Gets Drafted, and the NFL Has Issues Michael Sam Gets Drafted, and the NFL Has Issues

Sam fell to the 249th pick in the seventh round. His desire to control his own narrative was more harmful than his forty time.

May 10, 2014 / Dave Zirin

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/9/2014?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/9/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/9/2014?

This week: Questlove, Marx and an infamous Mexican drug kingpin.

May 9, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

A Mother’s Day ‘Week of Action’ to #FreeMarissa

A Mother’s Day ‘Week of Action’ to #FreeMarissa A Mother’s Day ‘Week of Action’ to #FreeMarissa

Seventy percent of incarcerated women are mothers.

May 9, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

What Monica Lewinsky Gets Wrong About Tyler Clementi

What Monica Lewinsky Gets Wrong About Tyler Clementi What Monica Lewinsky Gets Wrong About Tyler Clementi

Her comparison of the Lewinsky-Clinton affair to the suicide of an unknown gay Rutgers freshman is gross and inaccurate.

May 9, 2014 / Richard Kim

Despite Shocking Reports of Fraud at Charter Schools, Lawmakers Miss Opportunity to Increase Oversight

Despite Shocking Reports of Fraud at Charter Schools, Lawmakers Miss Opportunity to Increase Oversight Despite Shocking Reports of Fraud at Charter Schools, Lawmakers Miss Opportunity to Increase Oversight

The fact that Democrats did not rally around bids for better oversight indicates how murky the party’s education platform has grown.

May 9, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

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