Voting for Torture Voting for Torture
By approving Michael Mukasey's nomination for Attorney General despite his evasions on waterboarding, the Senate has led us all across a dangerous line.
Nov 8, 2007 / The Editors
The Great Debate of 2008 The Great Debate of 2008
The time is right for a Great Debate on America's purpose and place in the world. But neither Republicans nor Democrats seem up to the task.
Nov 1, 2007 / Feature / Jerry W. Sanders
Why We Need International Law Why We Need International Law
It's time to undo the damage and reaffirm America's historical commitment to international law.
Nov 1, 2007 / Feature / Oona A. Hathaway
People Burn Here People Burn Here
Immigrants are the invisible victims of the California wildfires.
Nov 1, 2007 / Mike Davis
Unseen Victims of California Fires Unseen Victims of California Fires
Undocumented immigrants who have survived for years living along San Diego's hillsides and canyons now find themselves left out of relief efforts in the Southern California fires.
Oct 26, 2007 / Feature / Amanda Martinez
Guest Workers in a Strange Land Guest Workers in a Strange Land
Would a vastly expanded guest worker program benefit illegal immigrants? Just ask a guest worker.
Oct 26, 2007 / Feature / Deepa Fernandes
A Whistleblower’s Tale A Whistleblower’s Tale
Republican lawyer Jill Simpson was the absent star of Tuesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing on selective prosecution.
Oct 24, 2007 / Feature / Glynn Wilson
Killing Time Killing Time
After years of performing executions at a pace that scares the bejesus out of the civilized world, Texas has put the brakes on its machine as the Supreme Court considers lethal inj...
Oct 23, 2007 / Feature / Mary Mapes
Questions for Michael Mukasey Questions for Michael Mukasey
Elizabeth Holtzman, Nan Aron, Stephen Gillers, Victor Navasky and others quiz the Attorney General nominee on torture, the Constitution and the fate of Alberto Gonzales.
Oct 15, 2007 / Feature / The Nation
We Need a Nobel Prize in Law We Need a Nobel Prize in Law
Those who serve the law in dangerous and original ways are deserving of the recognition--and the protection--that a Nobel Prize would bring them.
Oct 10, 2007 / Garrett Epps