Netanyahu’s Holocaust Revisionism Actually Reflects Widespread Dehumanization of Palestinians Netanyahu’s Holocaust Revisionism Actually Reflects Widespread Dehumanization of Palestinians
Racist, blame-the-victim language plays an important role in obscuring the violence of Israel’s occupation.
Oct 24, 2015 / Yousef Munayyer
October 24, 1923: Denise Levertov Is Born October 24, 1923: Denise Levertov Is Born
Denise Levertov, born on this day in 1923, was The Nation’s poetry editor in the 1960s. Her first poem in our pages was “The Sage,” published in the issue of November 1, 1958. The…
Oct 24, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Pimps All Around: In Defense of ‘Louisville Madam’ Katina Powell Pimps All Around: In Defense of ‘Louisville Madam’ Katina Powell
People castigating the woman who supplied sex workers to Louisville basketball groups should be pointing their fingers elsewhere.
Oct 23, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Live, From New York, It’s a Poke in the Eye for Latinos! Live, From New York, It’s a Poke in the Eye for Latinos!
Make Saturday Night Live (almost) great again—dump Trump.
Oct 23, 2015 / Leslie Savan
The Select Committee on Benghazi Is a Joke. Not All Congressional Inquiries Are. The Select Committee on Benghazi Is a Joke. Not All Congressional Inquiries Are.
Five cases that prove that congressional inquiries can lead to real change.
Oct 23, 2015 / George Zornick
Walmart’s Wage Increase Is Hurting Its Stock Price—and That’s OK Walmart’s Wage Increase Is Hurting Its Stock Price—and That’s OK
The stock market doesn’t take long-term economic growth into account very well, so why do we look to it to see if higher wages are succeeding?
Oct 23, 2015 / Bryce Covert
Canada’s Progressives Bid Good Riddance to Harper Canada’s Progressives Bid Good Riddance to Harper
From pulling out of Syria to (maybe) legalizing marijuana, Canada's left is making the most of a change in governance.
Oct 23, 2015 / Stuart Trew
The Department of Homeland Security’s ‘Baby Jails’ The Department of Homeland Security’s ‘Baby Jails’
In the wake of last summer’s migrant crisis, DHS is still keeping families in detention centers. What could go wrong?
Oct 23, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Not Everyone on the Benghazi Committee Was an Embarrassment Not Everyone on the Benghazi Committee Was an Embarrassment
As Hillary Clinton made a powerful case for herself, Elijah Cummings made an equally powerful case against the committee’s hyper-partisanship.
Oct 23, 2015 / John Nichols
The Day the GOP Turned the Benghazi Tragedy Into a Farce The Day the GOP Turned the Benghazi Tragedy Into a Farce
Enduring an 11-hour festival of mansplaining, with a sexist assist from GOP women, Hillary Clinton looked calm and presidential.
Oct 23, 2015 / Joan Walsh