![Letter From Tanzania I: The Challenge for Obama](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/obama_sotu_applause_ap_fb.jpg)
Letter From Tanzania I: The Challenge for Obama Letter From Tanzania I: The Challenge for Obama
Will the president put his money where his mouth is and tackle poverty and disease?
Feb 18, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
![Thousands of Climate Change Activists Gather in Washington for ‘Forward On Climate’ Rally](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/climate_rally_350_fb.jpg)
Thousands of Climate Change Activists Gather in Washington for ‘Forward On Climate’ Rally Thousands of Climate Change Activists Gather in Washington for ‘Forward On Climate’ Rally
An estimated 40,000 people gathered in Washington, DC, on Sunday to urge President Obama to act against climate change and the Keystone XL pipeline.
Feb 18, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
![Gun-Violence Focused House Race Tests the NRA’s Political Toxicity](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/halvorson_cc_fb_0.jpg)
Gun-Violence Focused House Race Tests the NRA’s Political Toxicity Gun-Violence Focused House Race Tests the NRA’s Political Toxicity
A primary election for a vacant House seat in Illinois tests whether a Democrat with NRA ties can be a contender.
Feb 18, 2013 / John Nichols
![This Week: Obama Calls for Jobs Over Austerity](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Obama_SOTU_2013_ap_fb_0.jpg)
This Week: Obama Calls for Jobs Over Austerity This Week: Obama Calls for Jobs Over Austerity
Highlights from The Nation's coverage of the State of the Union Address.
Feb 17, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![‘Forward on Climate’ Rally Sends a Message to Obama: No Keystone](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/keystone-protestors_fb.jpg)
‘Forward on Climate’ Rally Sends a Message to Obama: No Keystone ‘Forward on Climate’ Rally Sends a Message to Obama: No Keystone
Organizers hope to give Barack Obama political cover to deny the Keystone XL pipeline.
Feb 17, 2013 / George Zornick
![On the ‘Anger’ of Betty Friedan and ‘The Feminine Mystique’](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/betty_friedan_cc_fb.jpg)
On the ‘Anger’ of Betty Friedan and ‘The Feminine Mystique’ On the ‘Anger’ of Betty Friedan and ‘The Feminine Mystique’
Some anger is legitimate, and Betty Friedan’s, if too narrowly cast, certainly was.
Feb 17, 2013 / Michelle Dean
![Greek Workers Take Over a Factory [Video Interview]](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/greek_occupation_interview_fb.jpg)
Greek Workers Take Over a Factory [Video Interview] Greek Workers Take Over a Factory [Video Interview]
On GRITtv, a member of the Open Solidarity Initiative discusses the ongoing occupation of a Greek factory.
Feb 15, 2013 / Laura Flanders
![Time to Go Beyond Judging Rihanna and Chris Brown](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/rihanna_cc_fb.jpg)
Time to Go Beyond Judging Rihanna and Chris Brown Time to Go Beyond Judging Rihanna and Chris Brown
Nineteen years after the passage of the Violence Against Women Act, we need to reauthorize. We also need to do more.
Feb 15, 2013 / Laura Flanders
![Rubio Is Not Ready for Prime Time](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/rubio_swig_fb_0.jpg)
Rubio Is Not Ready for Prime Time Rubio Is Not Ready for Prime Time
In a reposted interview withABC News, Katrina vanden Heuvel talks about Marco Rubio’s water lunge and more.
Feb 15, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![American Horror Story: Oscar Pistorius and Misogynist Myth-Making](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Oscar_Pistorius_ap_fb.jpg)
American Horror Story: Oscar Pistorius and Misogynist Myth-Making American Horror Story: Oscar Pistorius and Misogynist Myth-Making
The lies we tell about domestic violence are killing women.
Feb 15, 2013 / Jessica Valenti