The Iran Talks Bombshell The Iran Talks Bombshell
It ought to be good news, but President Obama might not wish to trumpet this particular gospel.
Oct 22, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
We Can’t Count on the President to Solve Climate Change We Can’t Count on the President to Solve Climate Change
The debates show both candidates are more concerned with appeasing the coal industry than saving our planet.
Oct 22, 2012 / Chris Hayes
A Real Foreign Policy Debate Should Talk Trade and Human Rights A Real Foreign Policy Debate Should Talk Trade and Human Rights
Trade policy is about economics. But it’s also about human rights—and whether countries that claim to support freedom and fairness really do.
Oct 22, 2012 / John Nichols
George McGovern: American Patriot and Truth-Teller George McGovern: American Patriot and Truth-Teller
The presidential nominee and Nation contributor never wavered in speaking out against war, poverty and human rights abuses.
Oct 22, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Recusal: Roger Goodell Just Had a Great Fall The Recusal: Roger Goodell Just Had a Great Fall
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s effort to be Rudyard Kipling spliced with Gordon Gekko looks like it’s on the road to failure.
Oct 22, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Preparing for a Digital 9/11 Preparing for a Digital 9/11
Fear of a cyber attack is eroding US civil liberties and the constitution.
Oct 22, 2012 / Karen J. Greenberg
Dream Defenders Will Address School-to-Prison Pipeline During the Last Presidential Debate Dream Defenders Will Address School-to-Prison Pipeline During the Last Presidential Debate
A coalition of students, youth and alumni, who organized in the wake of Trayvon Martin’s murder, have planned a protest in Boca Raton, Florida, to coincide with the last pres...
Oct 22, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
NYU Law Trustee’s Company Hired Goons For The Protest Against Him NYU Law Trustee’s Company Hired Goons For The Protest Against Him
When Daniel Straus's company locked out workers, they showed up at NYU to protest. It turns out the anti-labor protesters they encountered there were hired by the company.
Oct 22, 2012 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson
‘National Review’ Falsely Accuses Obama of Vote-Buying ‘National Review’ Falsely Accuses Obama of Vote-Buying
An article by Lawrence Kudlow in NR suggests the president is trying to “buy the election” because welfare expenditures have increased.
Oct 22, 2012 / Ben Adler
John Lennon and George McGovern: Another Side of the 1972 Campaign John Lennon and George McGovern: Another Side of the 1972 Campaign
The McGovern campaign marked a turning point in many lives, including John Lennon’s.
Oct 22, 2012 / Jon Wiener