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An Appreciative Goodbye

An Appreciative Goodbye An Appreciative Goodbye

Contributor Jessica Valenti says farewell to The Nation.

Apr 7, 2014 / Jessica Valenti

Why Are Teachers and Students Opting Out of Standardized Testing?

Why Are Teachers and Students Opting Out of Standardized Testing? Why Are Teachers and Students Opting Out of Standardized Testing?

Rejecting standardized tests, teachers are waging civil disobedience in the classroom.

Apr 7, 2014 / Michelle Chen

When Peter Matthiessen Was Silenced by his Publisher

When Peter Matthiessen Was Silenced by his Publisher When Peter Matthiessen Was Silenced by his Publisher

How the cowardice of Viking Penguin kept the author’s In The Spirit of Crazy Horse out of print for seven years. 

Apr 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

Next on the Progressive Agenda: Housing

Next on the Progressive Agenda: Housing Next on the Progressive Agenda: Housing

If the UPK fight defined the first 100 days of the mayor’s current term, housing will likely dominate the remaining 1,360 days.

Apr 7, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy

Wall Street Targets GOP Critic of Big Money and Big Banks for Primary Defeat

Wall Street Targets GOP Critic of Big Money and Big Banks for Primary Defeat Wall Street Targets GOP Critic of Big Money and Big Banks for Primary Defeat

North Carolina Congressman Walter Jones is a conservative backer of fair elections. Big Money wants him out of the House.

Apr 7, 2014 / John Nichols

Men on the Edge of Panic: Boomer Esiason, Mike Francesa and Toxic Masculinity

Men on the Edge of Panic: Boomer Esiason, Mike Francesa and Toxic Masculinity Men on the Edge of Panic: Boomer Esiason, Mike Francesa and Toxic Masculinity

Recent comments by New York City sports radio stars Boomer Esiason and Mike Francesa revealed more than they intended.

Apr 7, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Brooklyn Teachers Push Back Against High-Stakes Testing

Brooklyn Teachers Push Back Against High-Stakes Testing Brooklyn Teachers Push Back Against High-Stakes Testing

There’s a huge undercurrent of resentment building to what even many school administrators are calling unreliable, unfair, unintelligible and unnecessary tests.

Apr 6, 2014 / Peter Rothberg

How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock

How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock

Kerry should release an American peace plan and let the chips fall where they may.

Apr 5, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Since FDR We’ve Been Fighting To Get Money Out of Politics

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Since FDR We’ve Been Fighting To Get Money Out of Politics This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Since FDR We’ve Been Fighting To Get Money Out of Politics

The struggle for genuine reform is in the noblest traditions of this magazine.

Apr 5, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Activist Gave His Life to Sound the Alarm on Bangladesh’s Labor Crisis

This Activist Gave His Life to Sound the Alarm on Bangladesh’s Labor Crisis This Activist Gave His Life to Sound the Alarm on Bangladesh’s Labor Crisis

Bangladesh’s factories remain not only unsafe places to work but also unsafe places for workers to speak up for their rights.

Apr 4, 2014 / Michelle Chen

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