January 2011 Response to Freedom of Information Act Request January 2011 Response to Freedom of Information Act Request
In this letter, the Army's associate deputy general counsel writes that the CID "never created an official 'Detainee Abuse Task Force.'"
May 14, 2011 / The Nation
Memo From the Detainee Abuse Task Force Memo From the Detainee Abuse Task Force
One of more than twenty CID documents from 2004 and 2005 obtained by the ACLU that reference the Detainee Abuse Task Force. This one, dated October 6, 2004, refers to five abuse ca...
May 14, 2011 / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Anatol Lieven on Pakistan’s Delicate Balance of Power Nation Conversations: Anatol Lieven on Pakistan’s Delicate Balance of Power
The Pakistani government is too weak to compel its elites to contribute to the system, leaving the country in a near-feudal state.
May 13, 2011 / The Nation
US Uncut Brings Its Lesson to a Corporate Tax Dodger US Uncut Brings Its Lesson to a Corporate Tax Dodger
On April 30, US Uncut protesters came to New York CIty to hold classes in lobbies of one of the biggest corporate tax dodgers in the US: Bank of America.
May 11, 2011 / The Nation
Nation Readers’ Top Ten Protest Songs: Part #2 Nation Readers’ Top Ten Protest Songs: Part #2
An incomplete list.
May 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
Care2’s Top Five Protest Songs Care2’s Top Five Protest Songs
Cindy Samuels of Care2 surveyed her Care2.com/Causes community and compiled an all-time top five list of the best protest songs ever written.
May 10, 2011 / The Nation
The Nation Student Writing Contest The Nation Student Writing Contest
Win $1,000 and get published in The Nation! The Deadline has been extended to midnight on July 5th!
May 9, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
Greg Mitchell: How WikiLeaks Fuels the Traditional Media’s Headlines Greg Mitchell: How WikiLeaks Fuels the Traditional Media’s Headlines
Do newspapers, news programs, magazines and all the other old media need WikiLeaks?
May 6, 2011 / The Nation
Tony Kushner Denied CUNY Honor: His Letter to the Trustees Tony Kushner Denied CUNY Honor: His Letter to the Trustees
Tony Kushner's full letter to the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York—plus, how you can take action on Kushner's behalf.
May 6, 2011 / The Nation
4 Under 40 Making a Difference for Social Justice 4 Under 40 Making a Difference for Social Justice
Grinnell College announces the first winners of the Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize.
May 5, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation