The Ebola Crisis Has Revealed Just How Unequal Our Healthcare System Is The Ebola Crisis Has Revealed Just How Unequal Our Healthcare System Is
The first Ebola patient to die in America was a victim of a biased healthcare system.
Oct 21, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry
The Internet Is People: A Response to Marshall Ganz The Internet Is People: A Response to Marshall Ganz
Ganz seems to think my book blames technology alone for the Internet’s failure to democratize politics. That’s far from the case.
Oct 21, 2014 / Micah L. Sifry
Arming Ukraine Is a Very Bad Idea Arming Ukraine Is a Very Bad Idea
Senators Carl Levin and James Inhofe’s call to send weapons into a war zone is a transparent ploy to provoke Russia.
Oct 21, 2014 / James Carden
Will the US Go to War Against Ebola? Will the US Go to War Against Ebola?
Countering Ebola will require a whole new set of protections and priorities, which should emerge from the medical and public health communities—not the national security state.
Oct 21, 2014 / Karen J. Greenberg
Mitch McConnell Will Say Anything for a Ham Mitch McConnell Will Say Anything for a Ham
Mitch McConnell isn’t a stranger to doubting science—he also pushed back on medical anti-smoking claims while accepting lavish industry gifts.
Oct 21, 2014 / Lee Fang
Stop Surgical Violence Against Women Athletes—and Let Dutee Run! Stop Surgical Violence Against Women Athletes—and Let Dutee Run!
A world-class athlete is standing up to the barbaric surgical practices women are subjected to in international sports. She deserves our support.
Oct 20, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Work-Sharing: A Socialist Alternative to Layoffs? Work-Sharing: A Socialist Alternative to Layoffs?
Both unemployment and underemployment could be alleviated through a little-known federal subsidy program.
Oct 20, 2014 / Michelle Chen
The Supreme Court Eviscerates the Voting Rights Act in a Texas Voter-ID Decision The Supreme Court Eviscerates the Voting Rights Act in a Texas Voter-ID Decision
In three of four major voting rights cases in the past month, the Supreme Court has ruled to restrict voting rights.
Oct 20, 2014 / Ari Berman
Venezuela at the UN, Washington At Bay Venezuela at the UN, Washington At Bay
The US tried to block Venezuela from the United Nations Security Council, and failed.
Oct 20, 2014 / Greg Grandin
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 10/16/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 10/16/14?
What are interns reading for the week of 10/16/14?
Oct 20, 2014 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation