A Literature of Her Own: ‘It’s Not Love, It’s Just Paris’, by Patricia Engel A Literature of Her Own: ‘It’s Not Love, It’s Just Paris’, by Patricia Engel
The author's absorbing debut novel chronicles a young woman’s year in Paris, where she will have to choose the home wants most.
Sep 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roxane Gay
The Gun Control Debate and Our Civic Life The Gun Control Debate and Our Civic Life
When one side of an election fight is led by conspiratorial maniacs with guns, it’s hard for the good guys to win.
Sep 13, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Flawed Media Shield Law Goes to the Senate Floor Flawed Media Shield Law Goes to the Senate Floor
Intended to protect journalists who are compelled to reveal confidential information, the "Free Flow of Information Act" may not shield the reporters who ...
Sep 13, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
The Real Credibility Crisis in Washington: Congressional Republicans The Real Credibility Crisis in Washington: Congressional Republicans
Eric on the best TV series you have never heard of; and Reed on the sad state of republican politics.
Sep 13, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Oneida Nation Fights to Change the Name of the Washington Football Team Oneida Nation Fights to Change the Name of the Washington Football Team
Finally, Native American voices are being heard by the media in protest of the name “Redskins.”
Sep 13, 2013 / Dave Zirin
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Saul Landau’s Investigations of US Ties to the Pinochet Regime This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Saul Landau’s Investigations of US Ties to the Pinochet Regime
The late Saul Landau spent years investigating the assassination in Washington, DC, of his friend, Orlando Letelier, the former Chilean foreign minister. What he found pointed righ...
Sep 13, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How to Help the Refugees in Syria How to Help the Refugees in Syria
With the imminent threat of a US military intervention seemingly receding, the world's focus should be on aiding the increasingly desperate Syrian population.
Sep 12, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
How a Koch Brothers ‘Business League’ Spent $236 Million to Frame the Debate How a Koch Brothers ‘Business League’ Spent $236 Million to Frame the Debate
A previously unknown “secret bank” funds massive projects to overturn Obamacare, mangle Social Security and advance austerity.
Sep 12, 2013 / John Nichols
A Conversation With Kiese Laymon A Conversation With Kiese Laymon
Roxane Gay talks with the author about his writing and the work that writing does.
Sep 12, 2013 / Roxane Gay
Occupy Activists’ New Fight for Regulation, Affordable Housing and Social Justice Occupy Activists’ New Fight for Regulation, Affordable Housing and Social Justice
Next week marks the two-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. Here are what some of the best and brightest organizers are working on now.
Sep 12, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny