Maple Spring Part Deux? Maple Spring Part Deux?
What's next for Quebec's student movement?
Mar 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Zachary A. Bell and StudentNation
Lockheed Martin’s Herculean Efforts to Profit From Defense Spending Lockheed Martin’s Herculean Efforts to Profit From Defense Spending
The biggest defense contractors are reaping profits off taxpayer dollars—whatever the mood of the moment.
Mar 11, 2013 / Jeremiah Goulka
The Global Austerity Resistance Continues The Global Austerity Resistance Continues
Tens of thousands of austerity opponents took to the streets in Spain, Greece and Portugal this month.
Mar 11, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
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