This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Debating the JFK Legacy, in Real Time This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Debating the JFK Legacy, in Real Time
Was there more to JFK than a coiffure arranged by facing south in a strong east wind?
Nov 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Stop Congress From Handing a Windfall to the Private Prison Industry Stop Congress From Handing a Windfall to the Private Prison Industry
Private prison companies like the Corrections Corporation of America already make millions locking up immigrants.
Nov 8, 2013 / NationAction
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/8/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/8/13
This week: the selfish motives of FWD.us, the Koch brothers’ anti-choice agenda, and a mass-death sentence in Bangladesh.
Nov 8, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Why Does Los Angeles Criminalize Black and Brown Youth? Why Does Los Angeles Criminalize Black and Brown Youth?
The largest public school police department in the nation targets children who are as young as six years old.
Nov 8, 2013 / Aura Bogado
The Chicago Bears: A Ray of Light in the Darkness of the NFL’s Bully-palooza The Chicago Bears: A Ray of Light in the Darkness of the NFL’s Bully-palooza
The Richie Incognito/Jonathan Martin story has at least revealed an NFL team that refuses to see harassment as part of doing business.
Nov 8, 2013 / Dave Zirin
John Nichols: America’s ‘Dollarocracy’ Reanimates Bad, Dead Ideas John Nichols: America’s ‘Dollarocracy’ Reanimates Bad, Dead Ideas
Who really runs the government?
Nov 8, 2013 / Press Room
Dave Zirin: The NFL’s Bully Culture Needs to End Dave Zirin: The NFL’s Bully Culture Needs to End
Dave Zirin talks with Amy Goodman on the NFL’s bullying problem and the need to change sports culture for the better.
Nov 8, 2013 / Press Room
Sullivan vs. Sullivan (Plus: Reed on Al Jazeera America) Sullivan vs. Sullivan (Plus: Reed on Al Jazeera America)
Eric takes on Andrew Sullivan's ideological backflips, Reed spends an election night with Al Jazeera America.
Nov 8, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
De Blasio in New York: If You Can Do It Here De Blasio in New York: If You Can Do It Here
A non-billionaire mayor, backed by labor with a budget of $72 billion to dispense? It’ll be worth watching.
Nov 8, 2013 / Laura Flanders
In Syria, the Assault on Healthcare Is a Weapon of War In Syria, the Assault on Healthcare Is a Weapon of War
The growing humanitarian catastrophe is not just an accidental outcome of the conflict—the Assad regime has been deliberately targeting healthcare infrastructure and personne...
Nov 7, 2013 / Omar Ghabra