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Will Congress Deliver on Immigration Reform?

Will Congress Deliver on Immigration Reform? Will Congress Deliver on Immigration Reform?

What can we expect from comprehensive immigration reform? In this Nation Conversation, Aura Bogado breaks down the range of possibilities for America's undocumented.

Feb 8, 2013 / The Nation

Does Mitch McConnell’s Pro-Gun Stance Threaten His 2014 Chances? Does Mitch McConnell’s Pro-Gun Stance Threaten His 2014 Chances?

New polling shows McConnell is vulnerable on his gun industry money and anti-gun law stance. 

Feb 8, 2013 / George Zornick

Walmart Workers Are Back on Strike Over a New Wave of Alleged Threats

Walmart Workers Are Back on Strike Over a New Wave of Alleged Threats Walmart Workers Are Back on Strike Over a New Wave of Alleged Threats

Workers are protesting a new round of alleged intimidation tactics.

Feb 7, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Shut Down the Merchants of Death

Shut Down the Merchants of Death Shut Down the Merchants of Death

It’s time to end the sale of military-style assault weapons to civilians.

Feb 7, 2013 / Peter Dreier and Donald Cohen

Is the Supreme Court Argument Over Gay Marriage Really All About Straight People?

Is the Supreme Court Argument Over Gay Marriage Really All About Straight People? Is the Supreme Court Argument Over Gay Marriage Really All About Straight People?

According to defenders of DOMA and Prop 8, the purpose of marriage is to entice wayward heterosexuals into committed family life.

Feb 7, 2013 / Nan D. Hunter

Infiltrating ICE: How Undocumented Activists Are Organizing on the Inside

Infiltrating ICE: How Undocumented Activists Are Organizing on the Inside Infiltrating ICE: How Undocumented Activists Are Organizing on the Inside

Undocumented activist Marco Saavedra talks with The Nation's Francis Reynolds and Aura Bogado about the struggle to crack open an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention cent...

Feb 7, 2013 / Francis Reynolds and Aura Bogado

The Future of the Pro-Choice Movement

The Future of the Pro-Choice Movement The Future of the Pro-Choice Movement

As Roe v. Wade turns forty, NARAL seeks to mobilize a younger generation of activists.

Feb 6, 2013 / Anna Simonton

The Dignity Campaign’s Alternative Vision for Immigration Reform

The Dignity Campaign’s Alternative Vision for Immigration Reform The Dignity Campaign’s Alternative Vision for Immigration Reform

Rejecting proposals to tighten borders, a network of grassroots groups calls for reform based on “human, labor and civil rights for all.”

Feb 6, 2013 / David Bacon

A Path for Immigrants? A Path for Immigrants?

To be decent, an immigration reform bill must set out a path to citizenship that isn’t paved with broken glass.

Feb 6, 2013 / The Editors

Immigration Is Not a Domestic Issue

Immigration Is Not a Domestic Issue Immigration Is Not a Domestic Issue

Whatever reform passes in Washington, poverty in the global South will continue to drive migration.

Feb 6, 2013 / Column / Gary Younge

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