Cover Me Cover Me
Eric on some classic Jazz, Reed on a glimpse into the 1%.
Jul 27, 2012 / Eric Alterman
[PHOTOS] Taking a ‘Freedom Ride’ Against Pennsylvania’s Voter ID [PHOTOS] Taking a ‘Freedom Ride’ Against Pennsylvania’s Voter ID
More than 1,000 people rallied against Pennsylvania's voter ID law this week. James Cersonsky shares his images from a "Freedom Ride" bus to the capital.
Jul 27, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
Having AIDS Is Not a Crime: A DC March Demands an End to Discriminatory Police Tactics Having AIDS Is Not a Crime: A DC March Demands an End to Discriminatory Police Tactics
Outside the International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, thousands of activists took to the White House to call for an end to the laws that drive the epidemic.
Jul 27, 2012 / Melissa Gira Grant
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/25/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/25/12)
Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Jul 27, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
The ‘Wazzock’ Mitt Romney Is Wrong About the London Olympics, and This Is Unfortunate The ‘Wazzock’ Mitt Romney Is Wrong About the London Olympics, and This Is Unfortunate
Mitt Romney thinks the UK is under-prepared for the Olympics? Wrong.They’re overprepared.
Jul 27, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Romney’s UK Laugh Fest: ‘Another Dubya?’ Romney’s UK Laugh Fest: ‘Another Dubya?’
“Worse than Sarah Palin,” say the Brits. “Mitt the Twit.”
Jul 27, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Ghosts of Munich 1972 and the Birth of the Modern Olympics The Ghosts of Munich 1972 and the Birth of the Modern Olympics
The security mania and spending orgy of our present-day Olympics were truly born that tragic September, forty years ago.
Jul 27, 2012 / Paul Hockenos
This Week in Poverty: TANF, VAWA and Playing Politics with the Lives of Low-Income People This Week in Poverty: TANF, VAWA and Playing Politics with the Lives of Low-Income People
The latest chapter in the political games the GOP plays with the lives of poor people.
Jul 27, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
The Pot Making the Prisoners Black The Pot Making the Prisoners Black
Rational marijuana policy isn’t about getting to smoke joints. It’s about civil rights.
Jul 27, 2012 / Cord Jefferson
EMILY’s List Creates a Firestorm in a Connecticut House Race EMILY’s List Creates a Firestorm in a Connecticut House Race
The group has endorsed the more conservative Democratic candidate and helped her wield some right-wing attacks.
Jul 26, 2012 / George Zornick