A Recommitment to the American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights A Recommitment to the American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights
While unions have taken a battering in recent years, the US once exported labor rights to the world.
Mar 11, 2013 / John Nichols
What to Make of the Droning on Drones From the Right? What to Make of the Droning on Drones From the Right?
A surprising number of conservatives backed Rand Paul's filibuster. How much of that was sincere?
Mar 9, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (3/8/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (3/8/13)
This week witnessed widespread school closings in Philadelphia, the threat of war with Iran, the death of Hugo Chávez and the exploits of the Russian (and American) secret p...
Mar 9, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
This Week: Moving Feminism Forward This Week: Moving Feminism Forward
We’ve come a long way, but we’ve a long way to go in progress for women’s rights.
Mar 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Next for Venezuela, After Chávez? What Next for Venezuela, After Chávez?
He may have been a dominant, charismatic leader, but Chavismo is an internally diverse, deeply rooted movement that will not disappear anytime soon.
Mar 8, 2013 / Gabriel Hetland
On IWD, Protect Funding for VAWA On IWD, Protect Funding for VAWA
Tell your representatives that domestic violence victims cannot be used as bargaining chips. Demand that any deal to avert the sequester restores full funding to VAWA programs.
Mar 8, 2013 / NationAction
The Paid Sick Leave Battle Widens in the States The Paid Sick Leave Battle Widens in the States
Progressives are making real headway on mandatory paid sick leave at the local level—but the conservative pushback is on.
Mar 8, 2013 / George Zornick
Drone-Zapping Americans at Home? Drone-Zapping Americans at Home?
Now that John Brennan has been confirmed, it’s time for the national security establishment to come clean on its crimes in the Global War on Terror.
Mar 8, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
What ‘Oz’ Owes To Early Radical Feminism What ‘Oz’ Owes To Early Radical Feminism
No joke: Much of Oz’s matriarchal leanings come straight from a radical American feminist.
Mar 8, 2013 / Michelle Dean
John Nichols: How Can the Republican Obstructionists Be Defeated? John Nichols: How Can the Republican Obstructionists Be Defeated?
President Obama wined and dined Republicans to talk policy bargains. Who’s getting served?
Mar 8, 2013 / Press Room