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Derek McGee: From Occupied Iraq to Occupy Wall Street

Derek McGee: From Occupied Iraq to Occupy Wall Street Derek McGee: From Occupied Iraq to Occupy Wall Street

Iraq vet, former financial adviser and OWS protester Derek McGee reflects on the changes that have occurred in this country since September 11, 2001.

Jan 30, 2012 / The Nation

The Nation Remembers 9/11

The Nation Remembers 9/11 The Nation Remembers 9/11

Ten years after September 11, 2001, we are still engaged in an unwinnable “War on Terror,” and have opened the door to a new vision of “normal”—a normal in which surveillance, dete...

Sep 9, 2011 / Francis Reynolds

Government Case Against Whistleblower Thomas Drake Collapses Government Case Against Whistleblower Thomas Drake Collapses

Faced with the prospect of trying to convict a man for leaking unclassified information, the DoJ put together a misdemeanor plea deal.

Jun 13, 2011 / Marcy Wheeler

Left-Right Coalition in the House Blocks Obama’s Move to Extend PATRIOT Act Left-Right Coalition in the House Blocks Obama’s Move to Extend PATRIOT Act

President Obama wanted to extend PATRIOT Act surveillance authorities for three years. House Republican leaders tried to get him a one-year extension. But the vast majority of Hous...

Feb 9, 2011 / John Nichols

Obama Takes Wrong Turn on Civil Liberties, Adopting Worse Patriot Act Stance Than GOP Obama Takes Wrong Turn on Civil Liberties, Adopting Worse Patriot Act Stance Than GOP

President wants a longer extension of Patriot Act provisions than House Republicans. He’s wrong. The ACLU is urging Congress to reject any extension until the threats to priv...

Feb 8, 2011 / John Nichols

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

A tale of two attacked cities, or the differences between New York and Oklahoma City.

Sep 24, 2010 / Eric Alterman

Let Us Be The Peacemakers Let Us Be The Peacemakers

The most striking American tragedy of these last nine years—far worse than the tragedy of 9/11 itself—is just how weak we have been in the wake of war.

Sep 20, 2010 / Timothy Patrick McCarthy

The Surveillance Regime The Surveillance Regime

Under Obama, accountability for rights violations during the "war of terror" has been thin.

Apr 8, 2010 / The Editors

Alaska Warms to The Nation Alaska Warms to The Nation

In this cut from Blue Man/Red State,a documentary on Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, Juneau peace activists give Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel a warm welcome and a help...

Oct 31, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Culture War Descends on Columbia The Culture War Descends on Columbia

David Horowitz's Islamofascism Awareness Week hits the already beleaguered campus.

Oct 26, 2007 / Feature / Esther Kaplan

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