America’s Global Torture Network America’s Global Torture Network
A new Open Society Foundations report details just how far down the river we've sold this country's democratic values in our overreaching response to terror.
Feb 8, 2013 / Robert Scheer
This Week in Poverty: Revealing the Real TANF This Week in Poverty: Revealing the Real TANF
The TANF program expires in March, and the American people need to know what it’s all about before it’s renewed.
Feb 8, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Aaron Swartz’s DC Memorial: Radical Brings Bipartisanship to Washington Aaron Swartz’s DC Memorial: Radical Brings Bipartisanship to Washington
This week, friends and colleagues of Aaron Swartz gathered to remember the late activist—and produced a ritual unlike anything Washington has seen in ages.
Feb 8, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/8/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/8/13)
This week, Nation interns tackle media bias. What is "sharia" law? What's missing in common debates about "labor"? How do white male tech writers ...
Feb 8, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Sexual Abuse and Cover-up in the Catholic Church: A Q&A With Filmmaker Alex Gibney Sexual Abuse and Cover-up in the Catholic Church: A Q&A With Filmmaker Alex Gibney
A new HBO documentary reports on victims—and heroes.
Feb 8, 2013 / Jon Wiener
Judith Butler’s Remarks to Brooklyn College on BDS Judith Butler’s Remarks to Brooklyn College on BDS
Despite a campaign to silence them, philosophers Judith Butler and Omar Barghouti spoke at Brooklyn College on Thursday night. In an exclusive, The Nation presents the text of Butl...
Feb 7, 2013 / Judith Butler
Watch the State of the Union with The Nation! Watch the State of the Union with The Nation!
On Tuesday, February 12, at 9 PM, join Nation writers and editors for live fact-checking and analysis during the President's 2013 State of the Union address.
Feb 7, 2013 / The Nation
Save the USPS Save the USPS
The USPS's financial "crisis" has been entirely manufactured by critics cynically hoping to privatize the post office.
Feb 7, 2013 / NationAction
Walmart Workers Are Back on Strike Over a New Wave of Alleged Threats Walmart Workers Are Back on Strike Over a New Wave of Alleged Threats
Workers are protesting a new round of alleged intimidation tactics.
Feb 7, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Who’s Paying for Your Birth Control? Who’s Paying for Your Birth Control?
Will you have access to no-copay birth control under HHS's new regulations?
Feb 7, 2013 / Emily Douglas