For a Public Search Engine For a Public Search Engine
Studies show that insiders at Google could, if they wanted, covertly alter voter preferences. The very possibility is a threat to democracy.
Apr 17, 2013 / Evan Leatherwood
Save the New York Public Library! Save the New York Public Library!
The current renovation plan is too costly and will ruin the landmark 42nd Street building. A reasonable compromise is still on the table.
Apr 17, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Scott Sherman
A Review of ‘42’: Jackie Robinson’s Bitter Pill A Review of ‘42’: Jackie Robinson’s Bitter Pill
I can understand why many progressives love the new Jackie Robinson movie—but I can’t agree.
Apr 17, 2013 / Dave Zirin
The Senate’s Drone and Trigger-Happy Immigration Bill The Senate’s Drone and Trigger-Happy Immigration Bill
Legal permanent residency and eventual citizenship will be conditional on expanded border security—including the use of drones.
Apr 17, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Gauging the Intentions of Kim Jong-un Gauging the Intentions of Kim Jong-un
The North Korean kid says that he's sure he Can hit us Yanks with missiles in a hurry. Is this for real? Should we begin to worry? Is this guy's favor something we need curry To keep the bombs from coming in a flurry? If Rodman flees, we'll know it's time to scurry.
Apr 17, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Noted Noted
John Nichols on the USPS and Saturday delivery, Liliana Segura on Boston hero Carlos Arredondo, James Cersonsky on a celebrity-studded fight against mass incarceration, and Laura F...
Apr 17, 2013 / Various Contributors
Nation Notes Nation Notes
As our venerable columnist Katha Pollitt goes on leave to work on a book, we welcome our widely read blogger and contributor Jessica Valenti as a guest columnist in her stead. Over the past year, Jessica has been writing for TheNation.com on feminism, reproductive rights and sexuality, among other topics. She'll explore those subjects, and more, in her “Body Politic” column, which will appear biweekly until Katha returns.
Apr 17, 2013 / The Editors
Tragedy in Boston Tragedy in Boston
We're still searching for the elusive balance between safety and liberty. Maybe, in the response to this attack, America can get it right.
Apr 17, 2013 / The Editors
‘Koch,’ ‘The Central Park Five,’ and the End of Doubt ‘Koch,’ ‘The Central Park Five,’ and the End of Doubt
Two movies about a long-gone New York raise questions about the city it has become today.
Apr 17, 2013 / Feature / Gene Seymour
The Once and Future Harlem The Once and Future Harlem
A sense of common destiny with Africa ebbs and flows in New York's gentrifying black enclave.
Apr 17, 2013 / Feature / Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts