Winners and Losers in Congress’s Debt Deal Winners and Losers in Congress’s Debt Deal
The Nation's Ari Melber on MSNBC's The Last Word describes how Barack Obama might have made the debt ceiling and eventual debt deal more of a compromise and less of a concessi...
Aug 2, 2011 / MSNBC
Time to Lower America’s War Ceiling? Time to Lower America’s War Ceiling?
Exploring the war crisis that lurks behind the debt-ceiling crisis.
Aug 2, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
The Autumn of David Stern The Autumn of David Stern
The solution to the NBA's lockout lies in confronting the culture of fear created by David Stern.
Aug 2, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Slide Show: 6 Ways the Media Represents Female Athletes Slide Show: 6 Ways the Media Represents Female Athletes
Female athletes are significantly more likely to be portrayed in ways that emphasize their femininity and heterosexuality over their athletic prowess, often with the justification…
Aug 1, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Who’s Helped and Who’s Harmed By Debt Deal? Who’s Helped and Who’s Harmed By Debt Deal?
The deal savages programs for the lower and middle classes, while hedge fund managers and oil companies probably won’t sacrifice a cent.
Aug 1, 2011 / George Zornick
HALTing the DREAM HALTing the DREAM
Rarely do two bills on the same issue appear in Congress with such diametrically opposed names and policy goals as the DREAM and HALT Acts.
Aug 1, 2011 / StudentNation / Zachary Newkirk
Congratulations to Washington Editor Chris Hayes, MSNBC’s New Host Congratulations to Washington Editor Chris Hayes, MSNBC’s New Host
Hayes will join MSNBC this September as the host of its new weekend show and remain at The Nation as editor-at-large.
Aug 1, 2011 / The Nation
Republican Presidential Candidates Slam Debt Deal Republican Presidential Candidates Slam Debt Deal
With the exception of Huntsman, the candidates oppose the deal--a sign that the field will push the party even further to the right during the campaign.
Aug 1, 2011 / Ben Adler
The Hidden History of ALEC and Prison Labor The Hidden History of ALEC and Prison Labor
Years after ALEC's Truth In Sentencing bills became the law of the land, its Prison Industries Act has quietly expanded prison labor across the country.
Debunking the Myth that Sports and Politics Don’t Overlap Debunking the Myth that Sports and Politics Don’t Overlap
Sports has a rich tradition of resistance politics.
Aug 1, 2011 / The Nation