This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Reefer Madness on Campus and Park Avenue This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Reefer Madness on Campus and Park Avenue
Our endorsement of marijuana legalization comes after decades of questioning the fundamental assumptions of the War on Drugs.
Oct 26, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Have You Ever Met ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán?—and Seven Other Questions for Anabel Hernández Have You Ever Met ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán?—and Seven Other Questions for Anabel Hernández
Braving the wrath of traffickers and government officials, Mexican journalist Anabel Hernández has exposed the corruption at the heart of the drug war. She talked to The Nation’s B...
Oct 23, 2013 / Betsy Reed
Tell the FCC: Prison Phone Companies Shouldn’t Profit Off Indigent Families Tell the FCC: Prison Phone Companies Shouldn’t Profit Off Indigent Families
Prison phone companies like Global Tel* Link get away with charging prisoners exorbitant rates just to keep in touch with their families. Tell the Federal Communications Commission...
Oct 1, 2013 / NationAction
Can Eric Holder Reverse the ‘Wheel of Misfortune’? Can Eric Holder Reverse the ‘Wheel of Misfortune’?
Obama’s attorney general promised a new approach to criminal justice—but prosecutors can still block meaningful change.
Aug 28, 2013 / Liliana Segura
Dispatches from the Front: On Narconovelas Dispatches from the Front: On Narconovelas
All wars have their bards, and Mexico’s ongoing narco wars are no exception.
Jul 31, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Volpi
Why Aiyana Jones Matters Why Aiyana Jones Matters
Increased militarization of police forces led to the 7-year-old’s death. It’s time we all recognize that.
Jun 19, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
The War on Drugs Is a War on Kids The War on Drugs Is a War on Kids
The school-to-prison pipeline has emerged quickly, but the corrosive effect of criminalizing children will be felt for generations to come.
Feb 13, 2013 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Who Will Legalize Pot Next? Who Will Legalize Pot Next?
After election day victories in Colorado and Washington, marijuana legalization activists are gearing up for more.
Jan 30, 2013 / Feature / Kristen Gwynne
President Obama: Pardon Weldon Angelos President Obama: Pardon Weldon Angelos
The story of Weldon Angelos speaks volumes about the unfairness of mandatory minimum sentencing.
Jan 10, 2013 / NationAction
Why Has Obama Pardoned So Few Prisoners? Why Has Obama Pardoned So Few Prisoners?
Cases like that of Weldon Angelos, who was given a fifty-five-year sentence for selling marijuana, cry out for mercy. But calls for clemency have fallen on deaf ears.
Jan 9, 2013 / Sasha Abramsky