‘The Least of These’ ‘The Least of These’
A new film explores one of the most controversial aspects of American immigration policy: family detention.
Mar 19, 2009 / Indiepix Films
Bush Law Continued Bush Law Continued
Obama vowed to reverse Bush's excesses. But his resistance to judicial oversight and constitutional restraint may render his promises unenforceable.
Mar 18, 2009 / David Cole
Charles Barkley and Sheriff Joe’s Special Treatment Charles Barkley and Sheriff Joe’s Special Treatment
The embattled NBA Hall of Famer is perhaps the only figure who can expose "America's Toughest Sheriff" as the abusive bigot he is.
Mar 12, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Maddow Makes Sense of the Drug Debate Maddow Makes Sense of the Drug Debate
A look at President Obama's nominee for 'drug czar' with the Bruce Mirken from the Marijuana Policy Project.
Mar 12, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show
DC Voting Rights Debacle DC Voting Rights Debacle
The Democrats fail to stop a draconian gun amendment from being attached to an otherwise worthwhile bill backing representation for DC citizens.
Mar 10, 2009 / Greg Kaufmann
Barry Bonds in Context Barry Bonds in Context
This is not about steroids, or an arrogant athlete getting his comeuppance--it's about the mess Bush made of the Justice Department.
Mar 5, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
The Third Obama The Third Obama
Dope smokers take heart at Obama's stance on medical marijuana.
Mar 5, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Church Sex Scandal: Repressed Memory on Trial Church Sex Scandal: Repressed Memory on Trial
Nation columnnist JoAnn Wypijewski discusses the troubling conviction of Priest Paul Shanley, which has been appealed to the Massachusetts Supreme Court.
Mar 2, 2009 / Brett Story
The Politics of Pain The Politics of Pain
It is conceivable that torture will go on spreading underground until it is strong enough to break out once more and redouble the embitterments of classes and of races. If so, mank...
Mar 2, 2009 / Books & the Arts / V.G. Kiernan
Why We Detain the Innocent Why We Detain the Innocent
Yet again the courts have ignored the Constitution and legal precedent, leaving seventeen innocent Guantánamo detainees in legal limbo.
Feb 26, 2009 / Aziz Huq