Law

NOPD Responds to Nation Investigation NOPD Responds to Nation Investigation

After a report in The Nation revealed how white residents of New Orleans shot at African-American men in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the city's police will launch an invest...

Dec 26, 2008 / Feature / A.C. Thompson

New Orleans: Victims and Vigilantes New Orleans: Victims and Vigilantes

Both the perpetrators and victims of violent attacks in the wake of Hurricane Katrina share their stories in vivid detail.

Dec 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / The Nation Institute

Body of Evidence Body of Evidence

Did New Orleans police play a role in the grisly death of Henry Glover?

Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / A.C. Thompson

Katrina’s Hidden Race War Katrina’s Hidden Race War

White vigilante justice tore through New Orleans after the storm. But no official investigation has shed light on the violence.

Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / A.C. Thompson

Will War Crimes Be Outed? Will War Crimes Be Outed?

After the primary players in the Bush administration leave office, will they be held accountable for war crimes?

Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

Is Bush Tying Obama’s Hands on Gitmo? Is Bush Tying Obama’s Hands on Gitmo?

Glenn Greenwald discusses the implications of lame duck Bush actions on Barack Obama's plan to close Gitmo.

Dec 17, 2008 / The Rachel Maddow Show

Change Immigrants and Labor Can Believe In Change Immigrants and Labor Can Believe In

The Obama administration should embrace progressive tactics to protect human and workplace rights.

Nov 26, 2008 / Feature / David Bacon

Don’t Repackage Gitmo!

Don’t Repackage Gitmo! Don’t Repackage Gitmo!

Shutting down Guantánamo is long overdue. We shouldn't recreate it by another name.

Nov 25, 2008 / Michael Ratner and Jules Lobel

Vermont v. Bush Vermont v. Bush

Charlotte Dennett is running for Vermont attorney general on a platform that includes not letting George W. Bush get away with murder.

Oct 29, 2008 / John Nichols

Hard Knocks in the Workplace Hard Knocks in the Workplace

The rights of workers get little attention from the court, and employers know they can violate those rights with impunity.

Oct 16, 2008 / Feature / Eric Schnapper

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