Warring Impulses: Photography’s Documentary and Artistic Strains Warring Impulses: Photography’s Documentary and Artistic Strains
Can a beautiful image also accurately capture a moment in time? Can a documentary photograph also be an object of thoughtful reflection?
Nov 23, 2011 / Francis Reynolds
Warring Impulses: Photography’s Documentary and Artistic Strains Warring Impulses: Photography’s Documentary and Artistic Strains
Can a beautiful image also accurately capture a moment in time? Can a documentary photograph also be an object of thoughtful reflection?
Nov 23, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Francis Reynolds
Pepper Spray as a Food Product, It’s Mm-Mm Good! Pepper Spray as a Food Product, It’s Mm-Mm Good!
Coming to school cafeterias near you, courtesy of Fox News.
Nov 23, 2011 / Mr. Fish
Two Scandals, One Connection: The FBI link between Penn State and UC Davis Two Scandals, One Connection: The FBI link between Penn State and UC Davis
Penn State’s former President Graham Spanier and UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi, are well known to each other as partners with the FBI in the undermining of academic freedo...
Nov 23, 2011 / Dave Zirin
From the Archive: Three Pieces by Dwight Macdonald From the Archive: Three Pieces by Dwight Macdonald
Three pieces from The Nation's archives offering brisk and incisive critiques of the magazines Time, Fortune and Life.
Nov 23, 2011 / The Nation
Newt’s Cruelest Campaign: Replace School Janitors With Child Labor Newt’s Cruelest Campaign: Replace School Janitors With Child Labor
The former House Speaker wants to fire school janitors who make $28,000 a year.
Nov 23, 2011 / John Nichols
The 10 Best Moments in the CNN Republican National Security Debate The 10 Best Moments in the CNN Republican National Security Debate
There were some surprising bright spots in the GOP foreign policy forum.
Nov 23, 2011 / Ben Adler
Video: ‘We Need to Occupy Our Democracy’ Video: ‘We Need to Occupy Our Democracy’
The real public nuisance is the big money that has engulfed our democracy—and mass demonstrations are the only effective way for “real people” to be heard.
Nov 22, 2011 / Robert B. Reich
Are Republicans About to Kill the NLRB? Are Republicans About to Kill the NLRB?
A sneaky resignation might shut down the National Labor Relations Board.
Nov 22, 2011 / George Zornick
Kaiser Permanente Workers Choose Sides Kaiser Permanente Workers Choose Sides
What’s the best way to deal with contract concessions demanded by the big HMO, labor-management “partnership” or rank-and-file militancy?
Nov 22, 2011 / Steve Early