As Iran and the P5+1 Meet Again, Optimism Abounds As Iran and the P5+1 Meet Again, Optimism Abounds
Hardliners in Israel, in Iran and in Congress are in the minority, it seems.
May 12, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Debate Over Voting Rights Is Shifting Dramatically. Just Ask Rand Paul. The Debate Over Voting Rights Is Shifting Dramatically. Just Ask Rand Paul.
The Tea Party darling has now criticized the GOP on voter ID and cutting early voting, and is pushing to restore voting rights to nonviolent felons.
May 12, 2014 / Ari Berman
Michael Sam Gets Drafted, and the NFL Has Issues Michael Sam Gets Drafted, and the NFL Has Issues
Sam fell to the 249th pick in the seventh round. His desire to control his own narrative was more harmful than his forty time.
May 10, 2014 / Dave Zirin
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/9/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/9/2014?
This week: Questlove, Marx and an infamous Mexican drug kingpin.
May 9, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
A Mother’s Day ‘Week of Action’ to #FreeMarissa A Mother’s Day ‘Week of Action’ to #FreeMarissa
Seventy percent of incarcerated women are mothers.
May 9, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
What Monica Lewinsky Gets Wrong About Tyler Clementi What Monica Lewinsky Gets Wrong About Tyler Clementi
Her comparison of the Lewinsky-Clinton affair to the suicide of an unknown gay Rutgers freshman is gross and inaccurate.
May 9, 2014 / Richard Kim
Despite Shocking Reports of Fraud at Charter Schools, Lawmakers Miss Opportunity to Increase Oversight Despite Shocking Reports of Fraud at Charter Schools, Lawmakers Miss Opportunity to Increase Oversight
The fact that Democrats did not rally around bids for better oversight indicates how murky the party’s education platform has grown.
May 9, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
The Mediterranean Has Become the Grave of Migrants The Mediterranean Has Become the Grave of Migrants
The EU uses its border states as a barrier and prison camp for the frightened, impoverished people it would rather drown than save.
May 9, 2014 / Maria Margaronis
#FastFoodGlobal: How the International Struggle Against McDonald’s Could Bring a $15 Minimum Wage to New York City #FastFoodGlobal: How the International Struggle Against McDonald’s Could Bring a $15 Minimum Wage to New York City
A year ago, many might have laughed at the idea of paying the plebe behind the counter $15 an hour. But now that workers have raised their voices, a living wage seems like a deeply...
May 9, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Standing Up for Girls’ Education in Nigeria Standing Up for Girls’ Education in Nigeria
Many families in Nigeria are already skeptical about women’s education. The government’s failure to protect schoolgirls makes it worse.
May 9, 2014 / Zoe Blumenfeld and Foreign Policy In Focus