Key Prosecution Witness Missing in Alex Sanchez Case Key Prosecution Witness Missing in Alex Sanchez Case
Federal prosecutors will soon be forced to admit that their star witness in the gang conspiracy case against Alex Sanchez is a fugitive still on a crime spree somewhere in Central ...
Jul 14, 2010 / Tom Hayden
Free the Cuban Five! Free the Cuban Five!
The time is ripe to correct this injustice, now that Cuba has begun to release its own political prisoners.
Jul 13, 2010 / Wayne S. Smith
Vanden Heuvel on Guns, Jobs and Arizona Vanden Heuvel on Guns, Jobs and Arizona
Guest-host Both Sides Now, Katrina vanden Heuvel takes on former Bush/Cheney aide Mary Matalin about gun control and why she would take "porno economics" over the Republi...
Jul 12, 2010 / Both Sides Now
Obama and DOMA: Will the President Do the Right Thing? Obama and DOMA: Will the President Do the Right Thing?
A court ruling rejects the Defense of Marriage Act as an affront to the Constitution. Now the question is whether the president and his justice department will defend a bad law.
Jul 9, 2010 / John Nichols
Facing Up to Violence Against LGBT Youth Behind Bars Facing Up to Violence Against LGBT Youth Behind Bars
Daniel Redman appears on The Nation on Grit TV to describe how the juvenile justice system sends queer youth to prison in disproportionate numbers, fails to protect them from viole...
Jul 8, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Violence Against LGBT Youth Behind Bars Violence Against LGBT Youth Behind Bars
Daniel Redman joins The Nation on Grit TV to describe how the brutal and dysfunctional juvenile justice system sends queer youth to prison in disproportionate numbers, fails to ...
Jul 8, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Thomas Jefferson Feared an Aristocracy of Corporations Thomas Jefferson Feared an Aristocracy of Corporations
The author of the Declaration of Independence warned against the threat to democracy posed by big banks and big corporations. Too bad the Supreme Court doesn't respect the original...
Jul 4, 2010 / John Nichols
This Week At TheNation.com This Week At TheNation.com
Inside the battle for healthcare reform. Plus: Two must-see videos and a special honor for The Nation.
Jul 2, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Elena Kagan Embraces Jefferson’s Original Intent Elena Kagan Embraces Jefferson’s Original Intent
In her second day before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court nominee imagines an evolving Constitution—as did Thurgood Marshall, and Thomas Jefferson.
Jun 29, 2010 / John Nichols
Judges Are Called Judges Because They Use Their Judgment Judges Are Called Judges Because They Use Their Judgment
Guest-hosting The Ed Show, Nation Washington Editor Christopher Hayes examines the GOP's farcical cross-examination of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.
Jun 29, 2010 / Press Room