Nation Conversations: Liliana Segura and Laurie Penny on Hacktivism and Social Change Nation Conversations: Liliana Segura and Laurie Penny on Hacktivism and Social Change
From the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street, 2011 will be remembered as a year of youthful mass movements and popular revolts—none of which could have occurred without the surreptit...
Oct 15, 2011 / The Nation
Budgeting for the 99 Percent Budgeting for the 99 Percent
America is not broke. But it has broken priorities. The Congressional Progressive Caucus has the right fix: save trillions, put Americans back to work and protect Medicare, Medicai...
Oct 15, 2011 / John Nichols
In the Recent Free Trade Deals, What About Colombian Workers? In the Recent Free Trade Deals, What About Colombian Workers?
Promises made during the recent debate over a free trade deal with Colombia aren’t likely to be kept.
Oct 14, 2011 / George Zornick
After Zuccotti Park: Seven Privately Owned Public Spaces to Occupy Next After Zuccotti Park: Seven Privately Owned Public Spaces to Occupy Next
If Zuccotti Park falls, where will the Occupy Wall Street movement move next?
Oct 14, 2011 / Francis Reynolds
The Weekly Standard, National Review and the ’53 Percent’ Meet Occupy Wall Street The Weekly Standard, National Review and the ’53 Percent’ Meet Occupy Wall Street
Conservative pundits are misrepresenting everything about the Occupy Wall Street, from their views to their legal right to be in Zuccotti Park.
Oct 14, 2011 / Ben Adler
Is Obama Pulling Out the Rug on Defense Cuts? Is Obama Pulling Out the Rug on Defense Cuts?
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told Congress yesterday that President Obama opposes any further reductions in defense spending.
Oct 14, 2011 / George Zornick
UN Torture Report Stirs Pressure for Congressional Response UN Torture Report Stirs Pressure for Congressional Response
Has the outsourcing of torture been a way to keep human rights groups at bay and protect the US image after Abu Ghraib?
Oct 14, 2011 / Tom Hayden
Comments of the Week: October 14, 2011 Comments of the Week: October 14, 2011
Each week we post a weekly 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 joi...
Oct 14, 2011 / Sarah Arnold
Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (10/14) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (10/14)
Our media coverage is often dominated by one big story that crowds out most everything else. As an antidote, every week, Nationinterns try to cut through the echo chambe...
Oct 14, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
Slide Show: Occupy America—Nine Occupied Cities Slide Show: Occupy America—Nine Occupied Cities
Reports from cities in revolt.
Oct 14, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation