This Week: Spotlight on Poverty. PLUS: Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up? This Week: Spotlight on Poverty. PLUS: Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up?
This week, a new series on poverty. Plus, Mitt Romney's extreminst pinstripes and congratulations to Nation columnist Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC's newest host.
Jan 13, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fair and Unfair Attacks on Romney’s Record at Bain Fair and Unfair Attacks on Romney’s Record at Bain
That Romney laid off workers should not be treated as a bad thing. That Romney opposes a social safety net for the workers he laid off should.
Jan 13, 2012 / Ben Adler
Mitt Romney Betrays His Father’s—and His Party’s—Civil Rights Legacy Mitt Romney Betrays His Father’s—and His Party’s—Civil Rights Legacy
George Romney marched with Dr. King and refused to back Republicans who opposed civil rights. Mitt Romney has yet to call out racially charged comments by his GOP foes and has actu...
Jan 13, 2012 / John Nichols
Trouble on the Horizon for Occupy DC Trouble on the Horizon for Occupy DC
A spate of bad press has led Washington's mayor to ask for an eviction.
Jan 13, 2012 / George Zornick
Top Three Right-Wingers of the Week: ‘Information’ on Newt Gingrich’s Black Father and Other Goodies Top Three Right-Wingers of the Week: ‘Information’ on Newt Gingrich’s Black Father and Other Goodies
Outing Newt and Mitt’s black fathers, praying for Obama's death and “stomping” transgender people.
Jan 13, 2012 / Katie Halper
Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (1/13) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (1/13)
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.
Jan 13, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
What Are You Missing? What Are You Missing?
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Jan 13, 2012 / The Nation
The Uses and Abuses of ‘Anti-Semitism’ The Uses and Abuses of ‘Anti-Semitism’
What does it mean to be pro-Israel? And Reed takes on economic "freedom."
Jan 13, 2012 / Eric Alterman
Comments of the Week: Walmart, OWS and Romney Comments of the Week: Walmart, OWS and Romney
Each week we post a run-down of the best of our reader comments with the hopes of highlighting some of your most valuable insights and encouraging more people to join the fray.
Jan 13, 2012 / Sarah Arnold
‘We’re Not Broke’: The Movement That Helped Spark Occupy Wall Street ‘We’re Not Broke’: The Movement That Helped Spark Occupy Wall Street
US Uncut, the movement against corporate tax-dodging, served as a precursor to Occupy Wall Street. Now, the documentary We're Not Broke details the rise of the group.
Jan 13, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny