Secret Recording of Stop-and-Frisk Makes it to Federal Court Secret Recording of Stop-and-Frisk Makes it to Federal Court
A federal judge's ruling calls the NYPD's controversial practice unconstitutional and racially discriminatory.
Aug 13, 2013 / Francis Reynolds
A Populist Insurgency in New York City A Populist Insurgency in New York City
Bill de Blasio has pitched his mayoral campaign with the most progressive and ambitious agenda in memory.
Aug 13, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Beware the Republicanado Beware the Republicanado
A tornado full of Republicans intent on cutting social programs could be heading for your town.
Aug 13, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
Next Fed Head Should Meet the Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren Standard Next Fed Head Should Meet the Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren Standard
America needs a Fed chair who has "the right temperament and a willingness to take on Wall Street CEOs."
Aug 13, 2013 / John Nichols
North Carolina’s Sweeping Voter Suppression Law Is Challenged in Court North Carolina’s Sweeping Voter Suppression Law Is Challenged in Court
North Carolina’s worst-in-the-nation voter suppression bill challenged under Section 2 of Voting Rights Act.
Aug 12, 2013 / Ari Berman
Obama Seems Lost in the ‘War on Terror’ Obama Seems Lost in the ‘War on Terror’
Backing Al Qaeda in Syria while fighting it in Iraq? And launching random drones in Yemen?
Aug 12, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Protesters Live in a Tent City to Oppose Post Office Closure Protesters Live in a Tent City to Oppose Post Office Closure
As more post offices close around the country, activists in California are stepping up and protesting the continuing privatization.
Aug 12, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
No, for the Love of God, Johnny Manziel Isn’t Rosa Parks No, for the Love of God, Johnny Manziel Isn’t Rosa Parks
A column on Fox Sports makes a ridiculous comparison, but even worse, traffics in a myth about the great Rosa Parks.
Aug 12, 2013 / Dave Zirin
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: James Baldwin’s Four Decades of Prophecy, Confession, Emotion and Style This Week in ‘Nation’ History: James Baldwin’s Four Decades of Prophecy, Confession, Emotion and Style
Baldwin published his first piece in The Nation, and for many years thereafter continued to attack a system he thought as close to anarchy as to martial law.
Aug 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Member of Congressional Science Committee: Global Warming a ‘Fraud’ to ‘Create Global Government’ Member of Congressional Science Committee: Global Warming a ‘Fraud’ to ‘Create Global Government’
Representative Dana Rohrabacher says global warming is a “fraud” to “create global government.”
Aug 10, 2013 / Lee Fang
