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?
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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