Boycott Sochi? Think Again Boycott Sochi? Think Again
Protesters are calling for a global response to Russia's odious anti-LGBT laws, but a strategic response is needed.
Aug 27, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Martin Luther King and the Two 9/11s Martin Luther King and the Two 9/11s
Dr. King’s words in a world awash with surveillance.
Aug 27, 2013 / Ariel Dorfman
Another Delay for Keystone XL? Another Delay for Keystone XL?
An inquiry into conflict-of-interest allegations will likely push the State Department’s decision on the pipeline to 2014.
Aug 27, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Rahm Emanuel’s Minority-Bashing School Closings Go Forward Rahm Emanuel’s Minority-Bashing School Closings Go Forward
A federal trial rules against the forces of decency in Chicago—despite evidence that the closing of 50 schools is racist and illegal.
Aug 26, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
An Unfulfilled Dream From the March on Washington: Labor Rights for Domestic Work An Unfulfilled Dream From the March on Washington: Labor Rights for Domestic Work
Home care workers are still excluded from federal labor laws fifty years after protesters demanded inclusion.
Aug 26, 2013 / Bryce Covert
‘Timid Supplication for Justice Will Not Solve the Problem’ ‘Timid Supplication for Justice Will Not Solve the Problem’
Dr. Martin Luther King was talking about economic justice as well as racial justice, according to Senator Bernie Sanders.
Aug 24, 2013 / John Nichols
The March on Washington in Historical Context The March on Washington in Historical Context
We remember it as the apogee of democratic idealism. At the time, it was feared as a harbinger of violent chaos.
Aug 23, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
This Week in Poverty: ’90 Percent of Workers Aren’t Getting Bupkis’ This Week in Poverty: ’90 Percent of Workers Aren’t Getting Bupkis’
Americans across the economic spectrum have a lot in common when it comes to stagnating wages.
Aug 23, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Forgotten Radicalism of the March on Washington This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Forgotten Radicalism of the March on Washington
A tour through the magazine's archives confirms Gary Younge’s argument in this week’s cover story.
Aug 23, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Gary Younge: Dr. King’s Dream Is Still Misunderstood Gary Younge: Dr. King’s Dream Is Still Misunderstood
Is the American understanding of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech “wrapped in the flag?”
Aug 21, 2013 / Press Room