After Words: 3229 After Words: 3229
Notes and commentary on last week’s Nation crossword.
Mar 9, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
We Take Care of Right-Wing Nonsense about Bruce… We Take Care of Right-Wing Nonsense about Bruce…
Eric Alterman talks the blues and Cold War literature and Reed Richardson assesses our politics through Bruce Springsteen.
Mar 8, 2012 / Eric Alterman
Senate Narrowly Rejects Provision to Build Keystone XL Senate Narrowly Rejects Provision to Build Keystone XL
A Republican measure would have allowed TransCanada to begin construction on the pipeline immediately.
Mar 8, 2012 / George Zornick
An Open Letter to Chellie Pingree on International Women’s Day An Open Letter to Chellie Pingree on International Women’s Day
Maine's Representative Pingree made a reasonable decision to step aside in the race for Senate. But when women are battling unreasonable politics, is it the correct decision?
Mar 8, 2012 / Ilyse Hogue
Los Espías de la Policía de Nueva York Los Espías de la Policía de Nueva York
Fuera de Washington hay bastante la indignación, particularmente en los campus universitarios y en las comunidades afectadas, en donde las revelaciones de espionaje cayeron como un...
Mar 8, 2012 / The Editors
Russia After the Election Russia After the Election
The opposition movement must be reconstructed anew, from the bottom and from the left.
Mar 8, 2012 / Boris Kagarlitsky
Andrew Breitbart, Derrick Bell and the Attack on Black Intellectuals Andrew Breitbart, Derrick Bell and the Attack on Black Intellectuals
Some political operatives are seeking to drive wedges between us by literally telling white America that Black intellectuals want them dead.
Mar 8, 2012 / Maya Wiley
From Nation Interns: The Week’s Top Stories (3/7/12) From Nation Interns: The Week’s Top Stories (3/7/12)
Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Mar 8, 2012 / The Nation
America’s Failed (Bi-Partisan) Russia Policy America’s Failed (Bi-Partisan) Russia Policy
Twenty years after the end of the Soviet Union, the relationship features more elements of cold-war conflict than of stable cooperation.
Mar 8, 2012 / Stephen F. Cohen
Bad News for Voting Rights in Swing States Bad News for Voting Rights in Swing States
Republican state legislators in Pennsylvania and Florida are passing bills to require photo ID and restrict opportunities to vote.
Mar 8, 2012 / Ben Adler