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Tom Cotton: The Iran War Will Be a Cakewalk

Tom Cotton: The Iran War Will Be a Cakewalk Tom Cotton: The Iran War Will Be a Cakewalk

Neocons say Iran won't be like Iraq because it'll be easy. That's what they said about Iraq, too.

Apr 8, 2015 / Ali Gharib

Syriza Can Still Succeed—Even Though EU Officials Are Set On Its Demise

Syriza Can Still Succeed—Even Though EU Officials Are Set On Its Demise Syriza Can Still Succeed—Even Though EU Officials Are Set On Its Demise

The European Commission and the IMF created the conditions that produced Syriza. Now they’re doing everything they can to strangle it in its cradle.

Apr 8, 2015 / Maria Margaronis

Rand Paul Loves Big Government

Rand Paul Loves Big Government Rand Paul Loves Big Government

When it counts, the newest Republican presidential candidate sides with autocrats who thwart local control, democracy and, yes, liberty.

Apr 7, 2015 / John Nichols

Why ‘The Nation’ Has Joined With the ACLU to Sue the NSA

Why ‘The Nation’ Has Joined With the ACLU to Sue the NSA Why ‘The Nation’ Has Joined With the ACLU to Sue the NSA

Our intelligence apparatus, operating in the dark.

Apr 7, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What Can Stop the Ongoing Assault on Black Families?

What Can Stop the Ongoing Assault on Black Families? What Can Stop the Ongoing Assault on Black Families?

Through a shared desire to balance a critique of racism with a call for personal responsibility, liberals and conservatives have been united in looking with exasperation at the bla...

Apr 7, 2015 / Dani McClain

The Absurdly Rational Logic of Wages for Wives

The Absurdly Rational Logic of Wages for Wives The Absurdly Rational Logic of Wages for Wives

A radical re-evaluation of caregiving work—proposed in The Nation in 1926—is still potent today.

Apr 7, 2015 / Michelle Chen

US Soldiers and Contractors Accused of Sexually Abusing Children in Colombia Between 2003 and 2007

US Soldiers and Contractors Accused of Sexually Abusing Children in Colombia Between 2003 and 2007 US Soldiers and Contractors Accused of Sexually Abusing Children in Colombia Between 2003 and 2007

What the media don’t cover when Colombian women are raped by members of the US military.

Apr 7, 2015 / Greg Grandin

The Wisconsin Badgers Deserve Better Than Scott Walker

The Wisconsin Badgers Deserve Better Than Scott Walker The Wisconsin Badgers Deserve Better Than Scott Walker

The near-miss by the Wisconsin Badgers in the NCAA final will not cause Scott Walker to lose a wink of sleep.

Apr 7, 2015 / Dave Zirin

God Is a Republican

God Is a Republican God Is a Republican

And he wants you to put down your tallywhacker right now.

Apr 7, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Scott Walker Controls Wisconsin’s Executive and Legislative Branches. Now His Minions Are Gunning For the Judicial.

Scott Walker Controls Wisconsin’s Executive and Legislative Branches. Now His Minions Are Gunning For the Judicial. Scott Walker Controls Wisconsin’s Executive and Legislative Branches. Now His Minions Are Gunning For the Judicial.

Allies of the Wisconsin governor are spending heavily to get control of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court.

Apr 6, 2015 / John Nichols

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