The Purple Network Opinion Duel: Does the US Need a Higher Minimum Wage? The Purple Network Opinion Duel: Does the US Need a Higher Minimum Wage?
The third in a series of debates between The Nation and National Review, moderated by Roll Call.
May 21, 2014 / The Nation
UPDATE: US Supreme Court Halts Execution of Russell Bucklew UPDATE: US Supreme Court Halts Execution of Russell Bucklew
Medical evidence suggests Russell Bucklew's rare, birth defect could cause him to hemorrhage and gasp for air during a lethal injection.
May 21, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Comix Nation Comix Nation
May 21, 2014 / Jen Sorensen
Snapshot: Bitter Sweets Snapshot: Bitter Sweets
This spring, the representatives of fifteen Caribbean nations met to discuss calling for reparation payments from Europe. As this demand for economic justice gains new momentum, Kara Walker’s A Subtlety—made entirely from sugar, which is still produced under brutal conditions in many cases—stands for more than just ancient history.
May 21, 2014 / Richard Drew
How Jerry Brown Got Californians to Raise Their Taxes and Save Their State How Jerry Brown Got Californians to Raise Their Taxes and Save Their State
He’s brought the state back from the brink—and is poised to easily win re-election.
May 21, 2014 / Feature / John Nichols
Silicon Valley Boosts a ‘Tech Groupie’ for Congress Silicon Valley Boosts a ‘Tech Groupie’ for Congress
Major tech donors are investing in Ro Khanna. To get to Washington, he’ll have to push another Democrat out of the way.
May 21, 2014 / Feature / Ellen Cushing
Can Big Oil Retake Richmond, California? Can Big Oil Retake Richmond, California?
In 2008, progressives won control of City Hall. Now, as elections loom, Chevron wants to take it back.
May 21, 2014 / Feature / Steve Early
Will a Latina Labor Lawyer Replace a Tea Party Congressman in California? Will a Latina Labor Lawyer Replace a Tea Party Congressman in California?
First, the EMILY’s List-backed Eloise Reyes has to get through the primary.
May 21, 2014 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson
Favorite Hallucinations Favorite Hallucinations
Did Chris Marker think history to be not only an infinite book but a sacred one?
May 21, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Floats Like A Vulture Floats Like A Vulture
Instead of rescuing forgotten truths, neocons like Charles Krauthammer devise novel fallacies.
May 21, 2014 / Books & the Arts / George Scialabba