Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign
Congress passed the STOCK Act with great fanfare, but is now ready to quietly undo the whole thing.
Apr 12, 2013 / George Zornick
Arizona’s Unprecedented Assault on Students Arizona’s Unprecedented Assault on Students
With HB 2169, which prohibits the use of student fees for political advocacy, students are the new victims of Arizona's right-wing regime.
Apr 12, 2013 / StudentNation / Maxwell Love and StudentNation
Tell Secretary of State John Kerry: Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline Tell Secretary of State John Kerry: Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline
Join Bill McKibben in signing The Nation's open letter urging Secretary Kerry to consider his legacy and to find the courage to reject the Keystone XL pipeline.
Apr 12, 2013 / NationAction
The Development Agenda: An Interview With UNDP Administrator Helen Clark The Development Agenda: An Interview With UNDP Administrator Helen Clark
Clark discusses the work of UNDP, the launch of the 2013 Human Development Report in Mexico, the Millennium Development Goals and the many challenges that the UN will face in the f...
Apr 12, 2013 / Catherine Defontaine
US, Al Qaeda Join Forces in Syria US, Al Qaeda Join Forces in Syria
Washington wades deeper into the Middle East swamp.
Apr 12, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
How Thatcher Shattered England’s Glass Ceiling How Thatcher Shattered England’s Glass Ceiling
It wasn't pretty.
Apr 12, 2013 / Matt Bors
Duck Genitals, Bisexual Frogs and Other Right-Wing Anti-Science Inanities Duck Genitals, Bisexual Frogs and Other Right-Wing Anti-Science Inanities
As predictable as the rising and setting sun, conservative politicians attack basic science with all the maturity of ten-year-old boys.
Apr 12, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/12/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/12/13)
In the latest picks, activists organize around education, economist Richard Wolff tells it like it is and Farc and the Colombian government make progress towards peace. Who said no...
Apr 12, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
NHL Takes ‘Historic Step’ for LGBT Equality NHL Takes ‘Historic Step’ for LGBT Equality
The National Hockey League is now a no-homophobia league. Who will follow suit?
Apr 12, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Harvard Vice President Reluctantly Accepts Signatures for Fossil Fuel Divestment Harvard Vice President Reluctantly Accepts Signatures for Fossil Fuel Divestment
The Divest Harvard campaign achieved a small but not insignificant victory this morning.
Apr 12, 2013 / StudentNation / Alli Welton and StudentNation