Spitzer and Melber Discuss Arizona’s Immigration Law Spitzer and Melber Discuss Arizona’s Immigration Law
Ari Melber debates the legality of SB 1070 with Eliot Spitzer, guest-host of The Dylan Ratigan Show.
May 18, 2010 / MSNBC
Holder Gambles With Terrorism Suspects’ Miranda Rights Holder Gambles With Terrorism Suspects’ Miranda Rights
Expanding the public safety exception to Miranda may not make much difference on the ground. But Holder's push suggests the Obama administration has bought Bush's framing on terror...
May 18, 2010 / Aziz Huq
Boycott Phil Jackson: Why Lakers Fans Should Root for Los Suns Boycott Phil Jackson: Why Lakers Fans Should Root for Los Suns
The Lakers Coach's views on Arizona's Senate Bill 1070 make his team's upcoming series against Los Suns a battle between fear and resistance.
May 16, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Layoffs Hit LA’s Anti-Gang Homeboy Industries Layoffs Hit LA’s Anti-Gang Homeboy Industries
The legendary L.A. institution faces a heartbreaking financial crisis.
May 14, 2010 / Jon Wiener
A Single-Payer Laboratory in Vermont A Single-Payer Laboratory in Vermont
Don't count single-payer out yet. Vermont just passed a bill mandating a study of three approaches to universal healthcare, including single-payer, and will adopt the best plan.
May 13, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor
Letters published in the May 31, 2010, issue of The Nation.
May 13, 2010 / Our Readers
Judging Elena Kagan Judging Elena Kagan
Obama's Supreme Court nominee should be "borked."
May 13, 2010 / The Editors
Believing in Justice, Blaming the Victim Believing in Justice, Blaming the Victim
Those who most strongly believe that the world is fair are most likely to reconcile their distress about unearned suffering by blaming the victims.
May 13, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
What Ever Happened to Welfare Mothers? What Ever Happened to Welfare Mothers?
If the boom years failed to lift poor mothers into the middle class, how are they faring now that the middle class is becoming the new poor?
May 13, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Noted. Noted.
Spring laurels for The Nation, plus Peter Weiss on Rhonda Copeland, and John Nichols on David Obey.
May 13, 2010 / The Nation