Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/14/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/14/12)
Each week, The Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Mar 15, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Workers and Reproductive Rights Under Attack in Arizona Workers and Reproductive Rights Under Attack in Arizona
A bill in Arizona would require women who want contraception coverage to prove that they are taking it for reasons other than pregnancy prevention.
Mar 15, 2012 / Press Room
Hot Rocks Hot Rocks
Eric Alterman recounts a night of Rolling Stones songs at Carnagie Hall.
Mar 15, 2012 / Eric Alterman
Alice Kaplan: Angela Davis’s France Alice Kaplan: Angela Davis’s France
For a young black student, France was not the refuge it was reputed to be.
Mar 15, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Alice Kaplan: Angela Davis’s France Alice Kaplan: Angela Davis’s France
For a young black student, France was not the refuge it was reputed to be.
Mar 15, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Francis Reynolds
The Case for Progressive Federalism The Case for Progressive Federalism
Dissenting by doing.
Mar 15, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie
Can Harsh Voter ID Laws Threaten Democracy? A Judge Says ‘Yes’ Can Harsh Voter ID Laws Threaten Democracy? A Judge Says ‘Yes’
A ruling overturning Wisconsin's tough voter ID law says: “A government that undermines the very foundation of its existence—the people’s inherent, pre-constitut...
Mar 15, 2012 / John Nichols
John Nichols: Wisconsin’s Date With History John Nichols: Wisconsin’s Date With History
What might happen in a recall election for a governor and four state senators?
Mar 15, 2012 / Press Room
The Occupy Spring: Todd Gitlin The Occupy Spring: Todd Gitlin
Why is it conservatives, rather than progressives, who speak of moral crises?
Mar 15, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
A New Way to Occupy City Hall: Participatory Budgeting A New Way to Occupy City Hall: Participatory Budgeting
Through participatory budgeting, can Occupy bring the movement for direct democracy into the heart of government power?
Mar 15, 2012 / Gabriel Hetland and Abigail N. Martin