Nation Conversations: Amitava Kumar and Hari Kunzru on Islamophobia Nation Conversations: Amitava Kumar and Hari Kunzru on Islamophobia
At the conclusion of a campaign season marred by Islamaphobic flash-points, how will politicians' increasing scapegoating of Muslim communities play out on the national and inter...
Nov 8, 2010 / The Nation
Election Day Loss: ACORN Declares Bankruptcy Election Day Loss: ACORN Declares Bankruptcy
This is the final chapter in the long and winding right-wing witch hunt against an organization that stood strong for poor and working people.
Nov 2, 2010 / Greg Kaufmann
Nativists Get a Tea-Party Makeover Nativists Get a Tea-Party Makeover
In California and Arizona, the anti-immigrant radical right is using the Tea Party to recreate itself.
Oct 28, 2010 / Gaiutra Bahadur
To Whom Apologies Are Really Due To Whom Apologies Are Really Due
Ginni Thomas's insistence that Anita Hill apologize is an apt metaphor for the long history of blaming black women for social ills.
Oct 27, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
NPR Fires Juan Williams Into Its Own Foot NPR Fires Juan Williams Into Its Own Foot
There are better ways to handle eruptions of forbidden speech than sacking the talent.
Oct 25, 2010 / Leslie Savan
Should NPR have Fired Juan Williams? You Betcha Should NPR have Fired Juan Williams? You Betcha
Was National Public Radio correct to fire Juan Williams? The answer is a simple one: you betcha.
Oct 24, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Learning From Lou Dobbs’s Hypocrisy Learning From Lou Dobbs’s Hypocrisy
Fighting for the labor rights of undocumented workers will improve the working conditions for all Americans, argues Isabel Macdonald in the Guardian.
Oct 19, 2010 / Press Room
Sherrod Brown Seeing ‘Reds’ Over China Trade Sherrod Brown Seeing ‘Reds’ Over China Trade
A liberal Ohio senator uses an unfortunate baseball analogy.
Oct 18, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Indocumentados Trabajaron Para Dobbs Indocumentados Trabajaron Para Dobbs
Lou Dobbs regularmente arremetía contra los “empleadores de ilegales.” Sin embargo, el propio Dobbs utilizó mano de obra de indocumentados para qu...
Oct 18, 2010 / Isabel Macdonald
Are Lou Dobbs’s Workers Undocumented? Isabel Macdonald Explains on ‘Democracy Now!’ Are Lou Dobbs’s Workers Undocumented? Isabel Macdonald Explains on ‘Democracy Now!’
Investigative journalist Isabel Macdonald explains how she uncovered Lou Dobbs's immigration hypocrisy for her explosive article in this issue of The Nation.
Oct 7, 2010 / Press Room