Talking to Teachers, Obama Defends Education Agenda Talking to Teachers, Obama Defends Education Agenda
In a speech to the Urban League this morning, the president says he's creating a culture of accountability, not attacking teachers. But what kind of reform do we really need? The N...
Jul 29, 2010 / The Nation
Slide Show: Arizona’s Immigration Battles Slide Show: Arizona’s Immigration Battles
Immigrants—perennial scapegoats for fear-mongers on the American right—have been blamed for everything from overpopulation to unemployment and even for rising emission…
Jul 28, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Nation Readers’ Summer Books Nation Readers’ Summer Books
An eclectic summer reading list drawn from the suggestions of Nation readers.
Jul 26, 2010 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
Young, Educated and Unpaid Young, Educated and Unpaid
Jett Wells, an unpaid intern for HuffingtonPost, has made a very good video about unpaid internships.
Jul 21, 2010 / StudentNation / The Nation
Protesters Arrested in NC Claiming School Plan Would Resegregate System Protesters Arrested in NC Claiming School Plan Would Resegregate System
Police in Raleigh, NC arrested 19 people at a contentious school board meeting yesterday where protesters accused the Wake County School Board of adopting a plan that will resegreg...
Jul 20, 2010 / StudentNation / The Nation
Slide Show: Firestone’s ‘State Within a State’ in Liberia Slide Show: Firestone’s ‘State Within a State’ in Liberia
For over 85 years, Firestone’s massive rubber plantation in western Liberia has operated as a state within a state, not only serving as the second largest employer in a count…
Jul 19, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
The Nation Summer Reading List The Nation Summer Reading List
Find out what Nation writers are reading and tell us what you're reading yourself.
Jul 16, 2010 / The Nation
Nation Conversations: New York Public Advocate Bill de Blasio Nation Conversations: New York Public Advocate Bill de Blasio
The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision "will warp our democracy forever," says de Blasio, "if we let it do so." The challenge to progressives is to refocus and re-energize gr...
Jul 16, 2010 / The Nation
Ten Things to Foster Socially Responsible Corporations Ten Things to Foster Socially Responsible Corporations
Multinational corporations can be a force for good in the global economy. Here's how.
Jul 15, 2010 / The Nation
Slide Show: Green Energy Slide Show: Green Energy
BP’s gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has been a disturbing reminder of the toxic nature of our current energy economy. In a special energy issue of The Nation—fe…
Jul 15, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation