My Chat With Mayor Bloomberg My Chat With Mayor Bloomberg
Mayor Mike said he would bet 25 cents on Obama winning, but not 50.
Nov 5, 2012 / Katha Pollitt
Goldman Sachs Building Is Bright, but Occupy Shines Goldman Sachs Building Is Bright, but Occupy Shines
A report from Downtown Manhattan, and a Hurricane Sandy volunteer.
Nov 1, 2012 / Laura Flanders
We Are All From New Orleans Now: Climate Change, Hurricanes and the Fate of America’s Coastal Cities We Are All From New Orleans Now: Climate Change, Hurricanes and the Fate of America’s Coastal Cities
Without immediate action, cities like New York and Washington face a future of massive levees, floodgates and ecological catastrophe.
Oct 29, 2012 / Mike Tidwell
Home Foreclosures Missing From Presidential Debates Home Foreclosures Missing From Presidential Debates
Fifteen million Americans are underwater on their mortgage payments, yet the presidential debates lacked a discussion about the housing crisis.
Oct 23, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
Stopped-and-Frisked: ‘For Being a F**king Mutt’ [VIDEO] Stopped-and-Frisked: ‘For Being a F**king Mutt’ [VIDEO]
A recording of a stop-and-frisk in action shows the racist reality of a prevalent police practice in New York City.
Oct 8, 2012 / Ross Tuttle and Quinn Rose Schneider
New Ways of Thinking About Space New Ways of Thinking About Space
As last year’s occupations showed, cities need more places the public can call its own.
Sep 5, 2012 / Feature / Richard Sennett
Goldman Sachs Looks to Turn a Profit on a Program to Fight Recidivism Goldman Sachs Looks to Turn a Profit on a Program to Fight Recidivism
City officials say social impact bonds are a smart way to raise revenue. But government watchdogs worry about creeping corporate influence.
Aug 20, 2012 / Max Rivlin-Nadler
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/9/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/9/12)
Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Aug 9, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
After Temple Shooting, Bloomberg Campaigns Against Intolerance and Gun Violence, and for… After Temple Shooting, Bloomberg Campaigns Against Intolerance and Gun Violence, and for…
Bloomberg has stirred presidential buzz before. He’s not running this year. But he is campaigning on some of the biggest issues of the moment.
Aug 7, 2012 / John Nichols
Liberal Defenders of Chick-Fil-A Unwittingly Defend Corporate Personhood [Updated] Liberal Defenders of Chick-Fil-A Unwittingly Defend Corporate Personhood [Updated]
Why are some liberals misrepresenting the debate and claiming corporations have First Amendment rights?
Jul 30, 2012 / Lee Fang