Occupy the Pipeline: Fracking Threat Comes to NYC Occupy the Pipeline: Fracking Threat Comes to NYC
Activists are opposing the construction of a pipeline beneath New York City that will carry the controversial highly pressurized gas.
May 6, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
With Bangladesh Toll Over 700, ‘Which Brands Accept Blood on Their Labels?’ With Bangladesh Toll Over 700, ‘Which Brands Accept Blood on Their Labels?’
A senior member of Congress pushes retailers and brands to make “the moral choice” to address condition that produce predictable tragedy.
May 6, 2013 / John Nichols
Penny Pritzker’s Commerce (Part One) Penny Pritzker’s Commerce (Part One)
Beware rocks that Republicans will be looking under at the confirmation hearings for President Obama’s Commerce Secretary-designee.
May 6, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Israel’s Bombs Invite Obama to Join a War Against Syria Israel’s Bombs Invite Obama to Join a War Against Syria
The president needs to seek a cease-fire and a political accord.
May 6, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Inspired by Freedom Riders, Workers Plan Caravans to Walmart Convention Inspired by Freedom Riders, Workers Plan Caravans to Walmart Convention
Workers will travel from around the country to meet supporters and then converge on the retail giant in Bentonville.
May 5, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Talking with Johnson Wiley Talking with Johnson Wiley
A former Marine at Rutgers talks about his time overseas, and what it's like to be a student coming out of the military.
May 5, 2013 / StudentNation / Lucy McKeon and StudentNation
The Reverse Revolving Door: How Corporate Insiders Are Rewarded Upon Leaving Firms for Congress The Reverse Revolving Door: How Corporate Insiders Are Rewarded Upon Leaving Firms for Congress
Disclosures reveal that corporations and lobbying firms award six-figure bonuses to staff who leave to take powerful positions on Capitol Hill.
May 4, 2013 / Lee Fang
Austerity Is ‘Suffocating the Economy’ Austerity Is ‘Suffocating the Economy’
The latest jobs numbers are weak. Why? We're dying by slow sequester cuts.
May 3, 2013 / John Nichols
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (5/3/2013) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (5/3/2013)
This week, Nation interns look back on May Days past, Western imperialism present (but ignored) and the tech world of the future.
May 3, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation