Obama’s Assault on the Press Obama’s Assault on the Press
Prosecution of whistleblowers, dragnet seizure of phone records, the threatened criminalization of basic news-gathering—it’s dangerous for the media, and dangerous for ...
May 22, 2013 / The Editors
The AP’s Privacy, and Ours The AP’s Privacy, and Ours
The uproar over government searches of media phone records should not obscure the deeper problem—the law’s failure to protect the privacy of all of us in the digital ag...
May 22, 2013 / David Cole
Senate Committee Passes ‘Rank Discrimination’ Immigration Bill Senate Committee Passes ‘Rank Discrimination’ Immigration Bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee moves the immigration bill to full debate—without LGBT inclusion.
May 22, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Noted Noted
Hamilton Fish on Cynthia Brown, Katha Pollitt on Vacation From War, Peter Rothberg on Oklahoma tornado relief
May 22, 2013 / Various Contributors
Another Week in the White House Another Week in the White House
The IRS has made a mess That brings the White House many stresses. They need distractions, which they’ve got— Alas, though, those are other messes.
May 22, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin
No More Rana Plazas No More Rana Plazas
As fashion's first couple, the Obamas can take a leading role in making sure US companies comply with global standards.
May 22, 2013 / Elizabeth Cline
Guatemala’s Genocide on Trial Guatemala’s Genocide on Trial
The Constitutional Court may have vacated Efraín Ríos Montt’s conviction, but the struggle for justice will continue. And nothing can annul the survivors’...
May 22, 2013 / Kate Doyle
Dispatches From StudentNation Dispatches From StudentNation
From student walkouts in Philly and Chicago to union organizing and MOOCs in California, here are the latest reports by our student activist/writers.
May 22, 2013 / StudentNation
Ron Fournier, Doomsayer Ron Fournier, Doomsayer
Reports of President Obama’s demise turn out to be greatly exaggerated.
May 22, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman
Tell Facebook and Google: We Deserve Fair Contracts Tell Facebook and Google: We Deserve Fair Contracts
Add your name to The Nation’s open letter to Facebook, Google and other user-driven technology companies imploring them to enact fair and transparent contracts.
May 22, 2013 / NationAction