The Washington Post’s Problem The Washington Post’s Problem
The paper had a problem: it needed a blogger to cover conservatives. It wound up with a bigger problem.
Jun 27, 2012 / Feature / Eric Alterman
How the US Rendered, Tortured and Discarded One Innocent Man How the US Rendered, Tortured and Discarded One Innocent Man
“Captured in Somalia in 2003, Suleiman Abdallah was one of the ‘disappeared’ prisoners of the ‘war on terror.’ When I finally found him years later, h...
Jun 27, 2012 / Feature / Clara Gutteridge
Florida to Minorities: Don’t Vote Here Florida to Minorities: Don’t Vote Here
If GOP lawmakers get their way, voting will become much more difficult in the Sunshine State.
Jun 27, 2012 / Feature / Brentin Mock
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (6/28/12) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (6/28/12)
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.
Jun 27, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Ilyse Hogue and Ari Melber: The GOP’s Unabashedly Partisan Voter ID Laws Ilyse Hogue and Ari Melber: The GOP’s Unabashedly Partisan Voter ID Laws
GOP Representative Mike Turzai's casual acknowledgement that voter ID laws would “allow Governor Romney to win” is much more than a political gaffe.
Jun 27, 2012 / Press Room
Breaking With Democrats, Some Activists Target Obama’s Kill List Breaking With Democrats, Some Activists Target Obama’s Kill List
Often below the radar, some activists are organizing against the Obama administration’s drone policy.
Jun 27, 2012 / Ari Melber
Schneiderman Targets US Chamber in Tax Fraud Investigation Schneiderman Targets US Chamber in Tax Fraud Investigation
The New York Attorney General has launched the first major investigation into poltical activities of supposedly nonprofit groups in recent memory.
Jun 27, 2012 / George Zornick
Russia, US, Syria: Time to Talk Russia, US, Syria: Time to Talk
Obama needs to put an end to NATO’s warmongering on Syria, or this will get a lot uglier, fast.
Jun 27, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
GOP: Obama Planning to ‘Steal’ the Election GOP: Obama Planning to ‘Steal’ the Election
The GOP’s elaborate conspiracy theories bolster new voter suppression laws.
Jun 27, 2012 / Ari Berman
The Daddy Wars The Daddy Wars
When it comes to conversations about parenting, why do we keep letting men off the hook?
Jun 27, 2012 / Jessica Valenti