Next Week, Alabama’s Backdoor Abortion Ban Goes on Trial Next Week, Alabama’s Backdoor Abortion Ban Goes on Trial
Three of the state’s five clinics may have to close their doors. Here’s what’s at stake.
May 15, 2014 / Dani McClain
‘There Will Be No World Cup’: Brazil on the Brink ‘There Will Be No World Cup’: Brazil on the Brink
The World Cup is rapidly coming to Brazil. The protests are already there.
May 15, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Watch Eric Holder Blast the ‘Excessive’ Use of Solitary Confinement in Juvenile Facilities Watch Eric Holder Blast the ‘Excessive’ Use of Solitary Confinement in Juvenile Facilities
International organizations have said the seclusion of youth in custody amounts to torture.
May 15, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Elizabeth Warren Reveals Inside Details of Trade Talks Elizabeth Warren Reveals Inside Details of Trade Talks
There's a reason corporations want the TPP negotiations secret—it wouldn’t pass otherwise.
May 15, 2014 / George Zornick
The Next Four Months Will Decide the Future of the Internet The Next Four Months Will Decide the Future of the Internet
The FCC has opened a debate on Net Neutrality. Activists must raise an outcry to assure it does not lead to a pay-to-play Internet.
May 14, 2014 / John Nichols
Entertainment Companies Get $1.5 Billion in Tax Breaks Each Year—Yet They’re Offshoring Musicians’ Jobs Entertainment Companies Get $1.5 Billion in Tax Breaks Each Year—Yet They’re Offshoring Musicians’ Jobs
Currently, 39 states and Puerto Rico subsidize the entertainment business to the tune of about $1.5 billion. Yet many of these agreements lack concrete mandates to direct how compa...
May 14, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Chen
Controversial Iranian Exile Shakes Up Canadian Parliament’s Human Rights Program Controversial Iranian Exile Shakes Up Canadian Parliament’s Human Rights Program
Are politicians trying to advocate for human rights in Iran hurting their own cause?
May 14, 2014 / Ali Gharib
Will Obama Fall Victim to ‘Creeping Interventionism’ in Nigeria? Will Obama Fall Victim to ‘Creeping Interventionism’ in Nigeria?
Boko Haram is a monstrous group, but fighting it is not America’s job.
May 14, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Broken Promise of ‘Brown v. Board of Ed.,’ Sixty Years Later This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Broken Promise of ‘Brown v. Board of Ed.,’ Sixty Years Later
Anniversaries of the decision are opportunities to reflect on how much has been promised, how much delivered, how much still owed.
May 14, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Two Faces of Climate Change on the ‘Washington Post’ Op-Ed Page The Two Faces of Climate Change on the ‘Washington Post’ Op-Ed Page
Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on the media and climate change.
May 13, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson