How Republicans Can Reach African-Americans How Republicans Can Reach African-Americans
For starters, they can lay off of the racism.
Jan 2, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie
OpinionNation: Progressives and Ron Paul OpinionNation: Progressives and Ron Paul
The libertarian, anti-war candidate is surging in the GOP primary. Is this something progressives should cheer? Robert Scheer, Ben Adler and Katha Pollitt offer three views.
Jan 2, 2012 / OpinionNation
Three Poems by Charles Bernstein Three Poems by Charles Bernstein
"Chimera," "Strike!" and "All the Whiskey in Heaven"
Jan 2, 2012 / Charles Bernstein
The Rush to Archive Occupy The Rush to Archive Occupy
The rush to preserve and study Occupy Wall Street reflects America’s thirst for grassroots protest—and the belief that such movements are, by nature, ephemeral.
Jan 2, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
Two Keys to the Iowa Caucus: Evangelicals Love Ron Paul, Romney’s Bluff Two Keys to the Iowa Caucus: Evangelicals Love Ron Paul, Romney’s Bluff
What to watch for when the Republicans finally start voting.
Jan 2, 2012 / Ari Melber
Iowa’s $200-Per-Vote Caucuses Reward Negatives, Nastiness, Narrow Thinking Iowa’s $200-Per-Vote Caucuses Reward Negatives, Nastiness, Narrow Thinking
Defined by big money, negative ads and a tiny base of voters, the Iowa caucuses start the election on all wrong premises.
Jan 2, 2012 / John Nichols
The Handful of White People Who Choose Your Presidential Candidates The Handful of White People Who Choose Your Presidential Candidates
Iowa and New Hampshire voters are supposedly better informed because they get to meet the presidential candidates in person. They aren’t.
Jan 2, 2012 / Ben Adler
2011: The Year I Learned to Hate College Football 2011: The Year I Learned to Hate College Football
Unless we boycott sham amateurism and indentured servitude masquerading as sport, we will never reclaim sports.
Dec 31, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Stephen Cohen: Russian Protests and the Soviet Union’s Afterlife Stephen Cohen: Russian Protests and the Soviet Union’s Afterlife
Stephen F. Cohen, professor of Russian studies at New York University and Nation contributing editor, joined Democracy Now! on Friday to discuss the significance of the Russian pro...
Dec 30, 2011 / Press Room
Beyond Pink vs. Blue Beyond Pink vs. Blue
Why gendered toys really matter: they influence the careers kids choose later on.
Dec 30, 2011 / Dana Goldstein