This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Passion of Amiri Baraka This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Passion of Amiri Baraka
We published some of his earliest poems as well as his great 1964 essay on Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay.
Jan 11, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Will the FCC’s New Chairman Usher in a New Era for the Commission? Will the FCC’s New Chairman Usher in a New Era for the Commission?
The Federal Communications Commission’s new chairman Tom Wheeler announces efforts to “do things differently.”
Jan 10, 2014 / Leticia Miranda
State Supreme Court Ruling Puts NYU 2031 In Jeopardy State Supreme Court Ruling Puts NYU 2031 In Jeopardy
NYU’s expansion plans hit a snag after State Supreme Court Justice Donna Mills ruled that the city illegally approved construction within public parklands without the state&r...
Jan 9, 2014 / StudentNation / Connor Durkin and StudentNation
To Help Connect the Two New Yorks, Bill de Blasio Should Build More Community Broadband To Help Connect the Two New Yorks, Bill de Blasio Should Build More Community Broadband
How high-speed Internet access is changing one Brooklyn neighborhood.
Jan 8, 2014 / Maya Wiley
Exposing Public Wickedness Is More American Than Apple Pie Exposing Public Wickedness Is More American Than Apple Pie
Throughout history, activists have proven that true patriotism demands a vigilant confrontation with government infamy.
Jan 7, 2014 / Robert Scheer
Moral Mondays Come to Georgia Moral Mondays Come to Georgia
The Moral Monday protests that began in North Carolina in response to right-wing policies are spreading to Georgia.
Jan 6, 2014 / Allison Kilkenny
Demand that Congress Renew Long-Term Unemployment Benefits Demand that Congress Renew Long-Term Unemployment Benefits
Because Congress failed to act, 1.3 million Americans lost a crucial source of income just three days after Christmas.
Jan 3, 2014 / NationAction
Nelson Mandela in Retrospect Nelson Mandela in Retrospect
For the people of South Africa, Mandela was the leader they could identify with—one who had suffered alongside them.
Jan 2, 2014 / Danny Schechter
The Arc of Justice and the Long Run The Arc of Justice and the Long Run
You can’t always trace it, but everything and everyone has a genealogy.
Dec 30, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit
Report: 2012 Grads Have Highest-Ever Student Debt Report: 2012 Grads Have Highest-Ever Student Debt
College students are graduating with the highest average student loan debt ever on record.
Dec 30, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny