Ralph Nader, ‘Lone Ranger,’ Rides Again Ralph Nader, ‘Lone Ranger,’ Rides Again
Nader’s The Seventeen Solutions is a subversive primer that should be read in every high school civics class.
Oct 4, 2012 / Books & the Arts / William Greider
Will Students Vote in November? Will Students Vote in November?
Electoralism and radicalism don't have to be mutually exclusive but students at the National Student Power Convergence felt that finding common ground is still a challenge. ...
Oct 3, 2012 / StudentNation / Zachary A. Bell
Movements Need Politicians—and Vice Versa Movements Need Politicians—and Vice Versa
Where their interests overlap, progressive politics can thrive.
Oct 2, 2012 / Feature / Frances Fox Piven and Lorraine C. Minnite
We Need More than a New President We Need More than a New President
In a second Obama term, we must organize to win a new social contract for a new economy.
Oct 2, 2012 / Feature / Saket Soni
A Politics of Love A Politics of Love
In this election and after, we need to write a new story for our changing nation that places care and connection at the center.
Oct 2, 2012 / Feature / Ai-jen Poo
Jesse Jackson Fights Capital Punishment in the Gambia Jesse Jackson Fights Capital Punishment in the Gambia
The reverend sat down with The Nation to talk about his humanitarian trip to Africa and poverty in America.
Oct 2, 2012 / Richard Kreitner
The Death of the Golden Dream of Education The Death of the Golden Dream of Education
California has gutted the budget for what was once a shining example of public higher education, leaving students saddled with more debt and fewer options.
Oct 2, 2012 / Andy Kroll
Spain on the Brink Spain on the Brink
This short film tells the story of why so many people took to the streets in Madrid and follows these events as they unfolded.
Oct 1, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
Occupy DC Plans to Protest on K Street for First Anniversary Occupy DC Plans to Protest on K Street for First Anniversary
Also, an Illinois judge rules the mass arrest of Occupy Chicago protesters is unconstitutional.
Oct 1, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
Pyotr Verzilov: Free Pussy Riot Pyotr Verzilov: Free Pussy Riot
Members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot will soon get a chance to appeal their sentence of two years in prison on charges of "hooliganism."
Sep 28, 2012 / Christie Thompson and Steven Hsieh