What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 08/15/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 08/15/14?
This Week: The death of Michael Brown, graphic novels getting naked, and Rikers Island.
Aug 15, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
What Matters in Ferguson What Matters in Ferguson
Michael Brown was shot and killed by an officer of the Ferguson, Missouri, police department. Everything else is irrelevant.
Aug 15, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Paul Ryan’s Welfare Reform Ideas Are Even Worse Than You Think Paul Ryan’s Welfare Reform Ideas Are Even Worse Than You Think
Ryan is asking the poor to be more flexible in being oppressed.
Aug 15, 2014 / Michelle Chen
After Ferguson, Will the DOJ Curtail Militarized Policing Across the Country? After Ferguson, Will the DOJ Curtail Militarized Policing Across the Country?
Can the situation in Ferguson prompt accountability and oversight of law enforcement?
Aug 15, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Hinting at 2016, Christie Wades Through a Boardwalk Protest to Slam State Workers Again Hinting at 2016, Christie Wades Through a Boardwalk Protest to Slam State Workers Again
At the heart of Christie’s campaign is a plan to drive a wedge between state workers and middle-class taxpayers.
Aug 15, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
How Much Money Could These Two Iran Hawks Make From Unrest in the Middle East? How Much Money Could These Two Iran Hawks Make From Unrest in the Middle East?
Documents allege a profit motive behind a prominent anti-Iran group backed by a Francophile New York philanthropist with a penchant for large cats.
Aug 15, 2014 / Eli Clifton
From the Left, From the Right: Calls to Demilitarize Ferguson, and America From the Left, From the Right: Calls to Demilitarize Ferguson, and America
Lessons from Missouri should steer us toward new national policies and an embrace of policing that respects civil liberties.
Aug 15, 2014 / John Nichols
How a Good Employer Supports Union Busting How a Good Employer Supports Union Busting
Costco has cultivated a sterling reputation, but labor activists describe horrors down the supply chain.
Aug 15, 2014 / Andrew Elrod
How Zephyr Teachout Became a Contender How Zephyr Teachout Became a Contender
Andrew Cuomo’s unlikely challenger for Governor of New York is gaining endorsements and giving him a headache.
Aug 15, 2014 / Sarah Jaffe
A Plea for Humanity at Rikers A Plea for Humanity at Rikers
Inmates and activists unite to stop prisoner abuse at Rikers Island Prison.
Aug 14, 2014 / Sarah Leonard