#TalkPoverty: Thirteen Questions for the First Presidential Debate #TalkPoverty: Thirteen Questions for the First Presidential Debate
If Obama and Romney answered these questions, voters would have a deeper understanding of poverty in this country and the next president’s vision for taking it on.
Oct 2, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Transformation, Still Incomplete, Sweeps Burma Transformation, Still Incomplete, Sweeps Burma
Southeast Asia has not seen such a dramatic political shift in a generation or more.
Oct 2, 2012 / Barbara Crossette
Bob Dylan’s ‘Tempest’: A Q&A with Greil Marcus Bob Dylan’s ‘Tempest’: A Q&A with Greil Marcus
The long-time Dylan historian sounds off on the Bard’s thirty-fifth studio album.
Oct 2, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Bikini Basketball League Is an Insult to Title IX Bikini Basketball League Is an Insult to Title IX
Pick a women’s college basketball team, and cheer them on this season.
Oct 2, 2012 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli
Courts Block GOP Voter Suppression Laws Courts Block GOP Voter Suppression Laws
Pennsylvania’s voter ID law is one of eleven voter suppression laws invalidated by state or federal courts in the past year.
Oct 2, 2012 / Ari Berman
Jesse Jackson Fights Capital Punishment in the Gambia Jesse Jackson Fights Capital Punishment in the Gambia
The reverend sat down with The Nation to talk about his humanitarian trip to Africa and poverty in America.
Oct 2, 2012 / Richard Kreitner
Minnesota Voters Raise Their Diverse Voices for Voting Rights Minnesota Voters Raise Their Diverse Voices for Voting Rights
Minnesota’s communities of color are changing the narrative about the state’s voter ID amendment.
Oct 2, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch, Voting Rights Watch, and Lolla Mohammed Nur
The Death of the Golden Dream of Education The Death of the Golden Dream of Education
California has gutted the budget for what was once a shining example of public higher education, leaving students saddled with more debt and fewer options.
Oct 2, 2012 / Andy Kroll
Mortgage Fraud Task Force Takes On JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Fraud Task Force Takes On JPMorgan Chase
A new civil filing in New York alleges that the bank’s subsidiaries engaged in widespread securities fraud before the financial collapse.
Oct 2, 2012 / George Zornick
Nan Aron: Romney Would ‘Turn the Clock Back’ on Supreme Court Nan Aron: Romney Would ‘Turn the Clock Back’ on Supreme Court
The current Supreme Court session will decide important cases on affirmative action, voting rights and same-sex marriage.
Oct 2, 2012 / Press Room