The Most Underestimated Feminist in DC The Most Underestimated Feminist in DC
With a two-seat gain while chair of the DSCC and a successful effort to get a budget through the Senate under her belt, Patty Murray has become a major force in the Senate.
Jun 4, 2013 / David Sarasohn
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: A New Golden Age for Bicycles? This Week in ‘Nation’ History: A New Golden Age for Bicycles?
New York’s new bike-share program could represent a comeback for bicycles, the impending disappearance of which was prematurely declared in The Nation eighty years ago.
Jun 1, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
John Kitzhaber’s Oregon Dream John Kitzhaber’s Oregon Dream
This third-term governor is rethinking healthcare and education with holistic, community-based programs.
May 22, 2013 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Cashing In On Breast Cancer Awareness Cashing In On Breast Cancer Awareness
In the wake of Angelina Jolie’s well-intentioned exhortation for “every woman” to explore their risk of breast cancer, one company stands to make a staggering profit.
May 16, 2013 / Rose-Ellen Lessy
Fight Clubs: On Napoleon Chagnon Fight Clubs: On Napoleon Chagnon
One anthropologist’s place in his field’s ongoing battle over questions of power, means and ends.
May 15, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker
Adventures in Neurohumanities Adventures in Neurohumanities
Applying neuroscience to the study of literature is fashionable. But is it the best way to read a novel?
May 8, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Alissa Quart
You Are a Guinea Pig You Are a Guinea Pig
How Americans unwittingly entered—and become exposed to biohazards in—the greatest uncontrolled experiment ever launched.
Apr 29, 2013 / David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz
A Pill for Equal Abortion Access A Pill for Equal Abortion Access
The US can learn a lot from Australia’s new medical abortion policy.
Apr 26, 2013 / Chloe Angyal
Crowdsourcing as Healthcare Policy: Can’t We Do Better? Crowdsourcing as Healthcare Policy: Can’t We Do Better?
GoFundMe donations are a good Band-Aid for a bad system, but can’t we harness America’s generosity in service of better social programs?
Apr 26, 2013 / Michelle Dean
Fat-Shaming All Around Us Fat-Shaming All Around Us
There’s nothing healthy about shaming people for their bodies.
Apr 25, 2013 / Chloe Angyal