This Week in Poverty: Fresno to Homeless People—Get Out This Week in Poverty: Fresno to Homeless People—Get Out
Fresno adopts a policy of seizing and destroying homeless residents' property and a local legal services non-profit fights back.
Mar 30, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Can Elizabeth Warren Win In Massachusetts? Can Elizabeth Warren Win In Massachusetts?
Elizabeth Warren is playing smart politics in her run for a senate seat for Massachusetts. But will her progressive platform sway the state's crucial swing voters?
Mar 29, 2012 / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas
The Republican War on Voter Registration The Republican War on Voter Registration
New state laws seek to prevent organizations from registering new voters from under-represented groups.
Mar 29, 2012 / Ben Adler
Senator Harkin Unveils Major Economic Legislation Aimed at Middle Class Senator Harkin Unveils Major Economic Legislation Aimed at Middle Class
The Iowa Senator's proposals are considerably to the left of White House plans.
Mar 29, 2012 / George Zornick
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/28/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/28/12)
Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Mar 29, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
The Crisis Congress Continues The Crisis Congress Continues
Instead of actually working to solve problems, the GOP is pursuing an ideological agenda that is nothing less than legislative malpractice.
Mar 29, 2012 / Rep. Keith Ellison
The Right Wing’s Election-Year Islamophobia The Right Wing’s Election-Year Islamophobia
How some Republican are transforming a conspiracy theory into a policy position.
Mar 29, 2012 / John Feffer
The Supreme Court and the Democrats: Five Hypocrites and One Bad Plan The Supreme Court and the Democrats: Five Hypocrites and One Bad Plan
The Supreme Court is so full of it, but the sad truth is that President Obama and the Democrats brought this potential judicial disaster upon themselves.
Mar 29, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Adrienne Rich’s Touch Was Political Adrienne Rich’s Touch Was Political
A poet passionately engaged with writing and politics, she said "art means nothing if it simply decorates the dinner table of the power which holds it hostage."
Mar 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Republicans Are Causing a Moral Crisis in America Republicans Are Causing a Moral Crisis in America
Republicans are right about the existance of a moral crisis in America, but they're wrong about its origins.
Mar 28, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel