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Fifty Years After Freedom Summer, the Voting Rights Act Is Needed More Than Ever

Fifty Years After Freedom Summer, the Voting Rights Act Is Needed More Than Ever Fifty Years After Freedom Summer, the Voting Rights Act Is Needed More Than Ever

Following the Supreme Court’s decision gutting the VRA, we’re seeing the greatest attack on voting rights since Reconstruction.

Jun 24, 2014 / Ari Berman

It’s Time for the Department of Education to Dump Sallie Mae

It’s Time for the Department of Education to Dump Sallie Mae It’s Time for the Department of Education to Dump Sallie Mae

Sallie Mae broke the law, and SLAP demands that the Department of Education terminate its contract.

Jun 23, 2014 / StudentNation / Beth Huang and StudentNation

My ‘Real’ Family Values

My ‘Real’ Family Values My ‘Real’ Family Values

It’s time to talk about paid sick days, maternity/paternity leave and America’s backwards family workplace values.

Jun 23, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

In Northern Iraq, Kurds Mobilize for War Against ISIS

In Northern Iraq, Kurds Mobilize for War Against ISIS In Northern Iraq, Kurds Mobilize for War Against ISIS

“Of course we are proud to be in the fight. Kirkuk is our city.”

Jun 23, 2014 / Jenna Krajeski

Stephen Cohen: On Violence in Ukraine

Stephen Cohen: On Violence in Ukraine Stephen Cohen: On Violence in Ukraine

Nation contributing editor Stephen Cohen appeared on The John Batcheler Show to discuss recent eruptions of violence in Ukraine.

Jun 23, 2014 / Press Room

White Rabbit

White Rabbit White Rabbit

In a guise of scientific seriousness, Nicholas Wade’s new book revives the discredited ideas of history’s most notorious racists.

Jun 23, 2014 / Patricia J. Williams

Will Rick Perry’s Comedy Show Be Renewed for Another Season?

Will Rick Perry’s Comedy Show Be Renewed for Another Season? Will Rick Perry’s Comedy Show Be Renewed for Another Season?

The Texas governor is now “a better person,” he says.

Jun 23, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Will Mary Landrieu Engage the ‘War on Women’ in the Louisiana Senate Race?

Will Mary Landrieu Engage the ‘War on Women’ in the Louisiana Senate Race? Will Mary Landrieu Engage the ‘War on Women’ in the Louisiana Senate Race?

In Louisiana, women’s health could prove a meaningful point of divergence between the Democratic incumbent and her Republican challengers.

Jun 23, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

On the Folly of Helping Iraq’s Shattered Army

On the Folly of Helping Iraq’s Shattered Army On the Folly of Helping Iraq’s Shattered Army

The crisis has a political solution, not a military one—and Iraq’s armed forces are now officially hopeless.

Jun 23, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

A Student Fears America’s Gun Laws

A Student Fears America’s Gun Laws A Student Fears America’s Gun Laws

“The slackening of state gun regulations has all the absurdity of a joke, but none of the humor.”

Jun 23, 2014 / StudentNation / Annika Neklason and StudentNation

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