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Budget Cuts, Layoffs, and a $1.5 Billion Campus Remodeling—What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Budget Cuts, Layoffs, and a $1.5 Billion Campus Remodeling—What’s Wrong With This Picture? Budget Cuts, Layoffs, and a $1.5 Billion Campus Remodeling—What’s Wrong With This Picture?

These University of Chicago students are saying “no” to the administration’s austerity agenda.

Jun 8, 2015 / Michelle Chen

The People of Oakland Need to Occupy Their Sports Teams

The People of Oakland Need to Occupy Their Sports Teams The People of Oakland Need to Occupy Their Sports Teams

As the Warriors play in the NBA finals, could all the sports franchises of Oakland leave town?

Jun 8, 2015 / Dave Zirin

How Many People Are Killed by Police? We’re Only Beginning to Find Out

How Many People Are Killed by Police? We’re Only Beginning to Find Out How Many People Are Killed by Police? We’re Only Beginning to Find Out

The number of lives matters

Jun 8, 2015 / Leslie Savan

Wisconsin Straw Poll: Clinton 49 Percent, Sanders 41 Percent

Wisconsin Straw Poll: Clinton 49 Percent, Sanders 41 Percent Wisconsin Straw Poll: Clinton 49 Percent, Sanders 41 Percent

Beyond Iowa and New Hampshire, the insurgent candidate shows signs of strength.

Jun 7, 2015 / John Nichols

Walmart

Here Are All the Reasons Walmart’s Business Is Not Sustainable Here Are All the Reasons Walmart’s Business Is Not Sustainable

Walmart's sustainability record is anything but ethical.

Jun 5, 2015 / Michelle Chen

What’s Wrong With Ted Cruz’s Gay Fundraisers?

What’s Wrong With Ted Cruz’s Gay Fundraisers? What’s Wrong With Ted Cruz’s Gay Fundraisers?

Two gay New York City entrepreneurs stirred anger by helping anti-gay GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz fundraise. Why'd they do it? Israel.

Jun 5, 2015 / Ali Gharib

The Gwangju Uprising and American Hypocrisy: One Reporter’s Quest for Truth and Justice in Korea

The Gwangju Uprising and American Hypocrisy: One Reporter’s Quest for Truth and Justice in Korea The Gwangju Uprising and American Hypocrisy: One Reporter’s Quest for Truth and Justice in Korea

A personal story from a longtime Nation writer.

Jun 5, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

There’s a Vicious, Slow-Motion Pogrom Happening a Few Hundred Miles From the US

There’s a Vicious, Slow-Motion Pogrom Happening a Few Hundred Miles From the US There’s a Vicious, Slow-Motion Pogrom Happening a Few Hundred Miles From the US

A constitutional ruling in the Dominican Republic has delegitimized the existence of hundreds of thousands of Haitians.

Jun 5, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Hillary Clinton’s Bold Plan for Voting Rights

Hillary Clinton’s Bold Plan for Voting Rights Hillary Clinton’s Bold Plan for Voting Rights

Clinton slams the “phantom epidemic of voter fraud” and proposes reforms that would make it eaiser for millions to vote.

Jun 4, 2015 / Ari Berman

How Texas Politicians Just Made Finding a Lump in Your Breast Even Scarier

How Texas Politicians Just Made Finding a Lump in Your Breast Even Scarier How Texas Politicians Just Made Finding a Lump in Your Breast Even Scarier

State legislators have passed a budget that prioritizes anti-choice politics over access to life-saving cancer screenings.

Jun 4, 2015 / Dani McClain

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