Nancy Grace, Policymaker Nancy Grace, Policymaker
Caylee’s Law, a bill whipped up after the Casey Anthony acquittal, is moving forward in several states, thanks in part to Grace’s tirades—and despite criticism fr...
Feb 10, 2012 / Sarah Stillman
Paul Ryan’s ‘New Reagan’ Speech Positions for Romney Implosion Paul Ryan’s ‘New Reagan’ Speech Positions for Romney Implosion
House Budget Committee chair uses his CPAC speech to hint about an alternative Republican presidential prospect like, er, Paul Ryan.
Feb 10, 2012 / John Nichols
White Christian Nationalism at CPAC White Christian Nationalism at CPAC
The Conservative Political Action Conference hosted a panel on “The Failure of Multiculturalism” with some sketchy speakers.
Feb 10, 2012 / Ben Adler
This Week in Poverty: Perfect Storm Threatens Long-Term Unemployed This Week in Poverty: Perfect Storm Threatens Long-Term Unemployed
Federal and state proposals to reduce unemployment benefits or make them harder to obtain place millions of unemployed people at risk of falling into poverty.
Feb 10, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
The Wealthy 1 Percent That’s Behind Minnesota’s Voter ID Push The Wealthy 1 Percent That’s Behind Minnesota’s Voter ID Push
The perennial swing state’s wealthiest finance institutions and conservative political operatives are banding together to disenfranchise millions of voters, according to a ne...
Feb 10, 2012 / Brentin Mock
The White House Must Now Address FEC Reform The White House Must Now Address FEC Reform
A petition calling for Obama to install new FEC members has obtained the requisite 25,000 signatures for an official White House response.
Feb 9, 2012 / George Zornick
From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/9) From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/9)
Each week, The Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Feb 9, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Mohamed Nasheed Ousted as President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed Ousted as President of the Maldives
Help “the Mandela of the Indian Ocean” regain his office.
Feb 9, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
John Sifton: Why Do Drones Disturb Us? John Sifton: Why Do Drones Disturb Us?
What makes drones so frightening to us now, when they have actually been around for decades?
Feb 9, 2012 / The Nation
The Protocols of the Elders of Sheldon The Protocols of the Elders of Sheldon
In light of a Pew Research Center survey on public engagement with the presidential campaign, Reed looks at how biased the media has become.
Feb 9, 2012 / Eric Alterman