This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Iran and the US, From Coup to Revolution—to Détente? This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Iran and the US, From Coup to Revolution—to Détente?
Reading through this complicated history in our pages, one sees how much has gone wrong between the two countries, but also how much could be set right.
Sep 20, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in Poverty: New Data, Same Story (and Same Dangerous House Republicans) This Week in Poverty: New Data, Same Story (and Same Dangerous House Republicans)
The new Census data on poverty doesn’t tell us anything we didn’t already know--nothing will change without a formidable political movement.
Sep 20, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Is the Pope Getting on Board With the Nuns on the Bus? Is the Pope Getting on Board With the Nuns on the Bus?
In a remarkable interview, Pope Francis calls for a “new balance” on issues such as abortion and LGBT rights. Has he opened the door for a renewed focus on economic justice?
Sep 20, 2013 / John Nichols
Deep Grammar Deep Grammar
Further considerations on the grammar and syntax of cryptic clues
Sep 19, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Dollars, Not Ballots Dollars, Not Ballots
WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: Money in politics not only corrodes policy; it has a pernicious impact on how citizens view and participate in their government.
Sep 19, 2013 / StudentNation / Suzanna Fritzberg and StudentNation
Inequality Makes Democracy Impossible Inequality Makes Democracy Impossible
WRITING CONTEST WINNER: Effectively addressing this country's vast inequality is the only way to repair this country's broken politics.
Sep 19, 2013 / StudentNation / Bryn Grunwald and StudentNation
Rape Settlement at Occidental College: Victims Barred from Campus Activism Rape Settlement at Occidental College: Victims Barred from Campus Activism
Under the deal negotiated by Gloria Allred, students get paid for remaining silent.
Sep 19, 2013 / Jon Wiener
Generation Opportunity, New Koch-Funded Front, Says Youth Are Better Off Uninsured Generation Opportunity, New Koch-Funded Front, Says Youth Are Better Off Uninsured
A new Koch-funded political group has a message for young people: you’re better off uninsured.
Sep 19, 2013 / Lee Fang
SEC Makes Important Move Towards Reining In CEO Pay SEC Makes Important Move Towards Reining In CEO Pay
CEOs capture an average of 10 percent of their company’s profits. Will a new SEC action change that?
Sep 19, 2013 / George Zornick
Is Peter Beinart Right About a ‘New New Left’? Is Peter Beinart Right About a ‘New New Left’?
A major pundit argues that poll numbers showing young people’s disatisfaction with American capitalism portends a lurch in American politics to the left. Here’s what th...
Sep 19, 2013 / Rick Perlstein