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
The Education of Michael Bloomberg The Education of Michael Bloomberg
He claimed that he's narrowed the achievement gap, but his record indicates otherwise.
Apr 17, 2013 / Feature / Leonie Haimson and Diane Ravitch
Welcome to the Gilded City of New York Welcome to the Gilded City of New York
In the Age of Bloomberg, America’s most iconic big city is also its most unequal.
Apr 17, 2013 / Feature / The Editors
Resurrecting Brownsville Resurrecting Brownsville
In a neighborhood immune to gentrification, a different model of revitalization is required.
Apr 17, 2013 / Feature / Ginia Bellafante
Israel’s Land Grab in East Jerusalem Israel’s Land Grab in East Jerusalem
Decades of Jewish settlement and Arab dispossession have radically changed the demographic makeup of this Palestinian capital.
Apr 17, 2013 / Anna Lekas Miller
Responding to Terror Responding to Terror
After Boston, we must proceed with caution—and respect the rule of law.
Apr 17, 2013 / David Cole