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Is Detroit’s Bankruptcy Filing Unconstitutional?

Is Detroit’s Bankruptcy Filing Unconstitutional? Is Detroit’s Bankruptcy Filing Unconstitutional?

Bond holders are at odds with municipal workers over who will bear the brunt of the city’s bankruptcy.

Aug 21, 2013 / Chris Hayes

Who Should Fund Alt-Labor?

Who Should Fund Alt-Labor? Who Should Fund Alt-Labor?

With unions in crisis, alternative labor groups have seen explosive growth. Without automatic dues deduction, how should they pay the bills?

Jul 17, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

The Listless Boredom of the Bling Ring

The Listless Boredom of the Bling Ring The Listless Boredom of the Bling Ring

Sofia Coppola’s new movie doesn’t move its audience to question these celebrity-obsessed thieves—and it should.

Jun 25, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Dean

Pelosi Blasts Proposed Food Stamp Cuts, Says Farm Bill Is Endangered

Pelosi Blasts Proposed Food Stamp Cuts, Says Farm Bill Is Endangered Pelosi Blasts Proposed Food Stamp Cuts, Says Farm Bill Is Endangered

Food stamp cuts represent a broader agenda for a Republican caucus that doesn’t ‘believe in government.’

Jun 20, 2013 / George Zornick

Dave Zirin: Brazil’s Protests Are About More Than Bus Fare

Dave Zirin: Brazil’s Protests Are About More Than Bus Fare Dave Zirin: Brazil’s Protests Are About More Than Bus Fare

And they’re picking up steam throughout the country.

Jun 19, 2013 / Press Room

Inequality Enters the Mayor’s Race

Inequality Enters the Mayor’s Race Inequality Enters the Mayor’s Race

One candidate’s push to move New York past the new “gilded age.”

Jun 13, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Politics of Basketball

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Politics of Basketball This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Politics of Basketball

“College basketball is, as it was ten years ago, a maggoty mess of moral hypocrisy, out-and-out dishonesty, side-of-the-mouth connivery.”

Jun 8, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Gilded City The Gilded City

Struggling to survive in Bloomberg’s New York.

Apr 9, 2013 / The Nation

The Strange Arcane: On George Saunders

The Strange Arcane: On George Saunders The Strange Arcane: On George Saunders

In the short stories of Tenth of December, the impression of chaos belies a careful design.

Mar 20, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Thier

What ‘Girls’ and ‘Shameless’ Teach Us About Being Broke, and Being Poor

What ‘Girls’ and ‘Shameless’ Teach Us About Being Broke, and Being Poor What ‘Girls’ and ‘Shameless’ Teach Us About Being Broke, and Being Poor

Girls’s Hannah and Shameless’s Fiona are both penniless twentysomethings finding their way through big cities, but Hannah has a college degree—and a safety net.

Jan 17, 2013 / Nona Willis Aronowitz

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