To Beat Austerity, Obama Must Campaign for Democracy To Beat Austerity, Obama Must Campaign for Democracy
How committed is the president to kicking big money out of politics?
Feb 26, 2013 / John Nichols
The Oscars Fails Its Own Vision Test The Oscars Fails Its Own Vision Test
Aside from being a celebration of xenophobia and misogyny, the Oscars also failed to pay tribute to Lupe Ontiveros and Russell Means.
Feb 25, 2013 / Aura Bogado
The Sports Interview Non–Sports Fans Have to Read: My Talk With NBA Player Royce White The Sports Interview Non–Sports Fans Have to Read: My Talk With NBA Player Royce White
Royce White is a National Basketball Association first round draft pick, an advocate for players’ mental health and, much to the NBA’s chagrin, a lucid critic of capita...
Feb 25, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Politics and Oscar Night Politics and Oscar Night
The Academy Awards this year were supposed to be “political.” A reminder of a time when that word really meant something.
Feb 25, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein
The Weird Blend of Apolitical Denial and Shameless Propaganda at the Oscars The Weird Blend of Apolitical Denial and Shameless Propaganda at the Oscars
This year’s Oscars swung the pendulum from strangely apolitical to peddled propaganda.
Feb 25, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Allison Kilkenny
Another Ad Attacks McConnell on Gun Control Another Ad Attacks McConnell on Gun Control
A progressive group’s message reminds viewers that the Kentucky senator is taking money from the industry.
Feb 25, 2013 / George Zornick
Letter From Tanzania IV: A Visit to Morogoro Letter From Tanzania IV: A Visit to Morogoro
USAID is helping hundreds of farmers here. But millions more battle drought and climate change on their own.
Feb 24, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Week: The President Must Stop the Pipeline This Week: The President Must Stop the Pipeline
Highlights from The Nation’s coverage of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Feb 23, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
More Than the Sequester Clock Is Ticking More Than the Sequester Clock Is Ticking
Groupthink has misled us to belive that austerity will bring economic growth. What suggestion will finally alert us to the ticking of so many other issues that we've blocked ou...
Feb 22, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Patent Offers Clues on How Google Controls the News Patent Offers Clues on How Google Controls the News
Google is one of the most important “publishers” in the world, and the company’s lucrative algorithm reveals a picture of the future of profitable content.
Feb 22, 2013 / Ari Melber