At the Frontlines, Youth Continue to Fight Queer and Trans Homelessness At the Frontlines, Youth Continue to Fight Queer and Trans Homelessness
Pride month begins in Washington Square Park with the continued legacy of the LGBT Rally for the Homeless.
Jun 13, 2014 / StudentNation / Hannah Gold and StudentNation
Autopsy Report: Oklahoma Officials Failed to Properly Insert IV During Botched Execution Autopsy Report: Oklahoma Officials Failed to Properly Insert IV During Botched Execution
An independent autoposy report raises serious questions about the medical professionals who carried out Clayton Lockett’s botched execution.
Jun 13, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
On ‘Tonight,’ Christie Yuks It Up, but the NJ Pension Crisis Looms Big On ‘Tonight,’ Christie Yuks It Up, but the NJ Pension Crisis Looms Big
Protests by union members, environmentalists, and others are growing.
Jun 13, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
How Iraq’s Crisis Got Started, and How it Didn’t How Iraq’s Crisis Got Started, and How it Didn’t
Tens of thousands may die, but ending the war in Iraq is now in the hands of Iran and Saudi Arabia, not the United States.
Jun 13, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Elections and Peace Talks Won’t Stem Colombia’s Violence Elections and Peace Talks Won’t Stem Colombia’s Violence
The presidential run-off this weekend and talks with the FARC are obscuring horrific violence in places like Buenaventura—and US multinationals are deeply implicated.
Jun 13, 2014 / Michael Norby and Brian Fitzpatrick
Guess Which Women’s Group Rush Limbaugh Has Donated Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to? Guess Which Women’s Group Rush Limbaugh Has Donated Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to?
Hint: it’s the one that defends him whenever he launches into a sexist tirade.
Jun 12, 2014 / Eli Clifton
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 6/13/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 6/13/14?
This week: the 9/11 Memorial Museum, exploited labor in California, and racial controversy at World Cup Brazil
Jun 12, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Elizabeth Warren: In Their Vote Against Student Loan Reform, the GOP Has Sided With the Billionaires Elizabeth Warren: In Their Vote Against Student Loan Reform, the GOP Has Sided With the Billionaires
That’s why Warren will be campaigning for Mitch McConnell’s opponent in this fall’s election.
Jun 12, 2014 / Chris Hayes
How Did this High School Student Go From Being Suspended 20 Times to Graduating Valedictorian? How Did this High School Student Go From Being Suspended 20 Times to Graduating Valedictorian?
Watch how this Oakland teen went from being involved in gang violence to being top of his class.
Jun 12, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Who Will Replace Eric Cantor? Who Will Replace Eric Cantor?
Conservative versus “moderate” proxy wars will help determine the path of the House in coming years.
Jun 12, 2014 / George Zornick