Law

Maria Hurtado

The Film ‘No Más Bebés’ Gives Reproductive-Justice Advocates Fuel for Today’s Fights The Film ‘No Más Bebés’ Gives Reproductive-Justice Advocates Fuel for Today’s Fights

The forced sterilizations depicted in the movie are anything but ancient history.

Feb 5, 2016 / Dani McClain

Stacked newspapers

You Can Thank Undocumented Immigrant Workers for Keeping You Informed Every Day You Can Thank Undocumented Immigrant Workers for Keeping You Informed Every Day

One newspaper’s crisis reveals print media’s dependence on undocumented immigrants.

Feb 4, 2016 / Aviva Chomsky

Super Bowl protester

The Streets of San Francisco: ‘Super Bowl City’ Meets Tent City The Streets of San Francisco: ‘Super Bowl City’ Meets Tent City

A city in the grip of a housing crisis just spent $5 million on the Super Bowl. Yes, people are angry.

Feb 4, 2016 / Dave Zirin

ISIS Is Changing Our Attitude Toward Free Speech, but Not Guns

ISIS Is Changing Our Attitude Toward Free Speech, but Not Guns ISIS Is Changing Our Attitude Toward Free Speech, but Not Guns

We’re headed in the wrong direction.

Feb 4, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

End Abuse in Our Privatized Immigrant-Only Prisons

End Abuse in Our Privatized Immigrant-Only Prisons End Abuse in Our Privatized Immigrant-Only Prisons

A recent investigation published by The Nation found that dozens of men had died in disturbing circumstances in privatized, immigrant-only prisons. Join The Nation, the ACLU, Deten...

Feb 3, 2016 / NationAction

Aaron Swartz in 2012.

The Trials of Aaron Swartz The Trials of Aaron Swartz

A collection of Swartz’s writings is a record of a mind thinking, beautifully, against itself.

Feb 3, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ava Kofman

Freedom From Ammon Bundy

Freedom From Ammon Bundy Freedom From Ammon Bundy

With the occupation quickly unraveling, there are outstanding questions about the death of one occupier and the future of Harney County.

Jan 29, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Sports Taught America That ‘Bigotry Is Not a Cool Thing’

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Sports Taught America That ‘Bigotry Is Not a Cool Thing’ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Sports Taught America That ‘Bigotry Is Not a Cool Thing’

The sports legend sits down with The Nation’s Dave Zirin.

Jan 29, 2016 / The Nation

Reeves riot

The For-Profit Sadism of ‘Incarceration, Inc.’ The For-Profit Sadism of ‘Incarceration, Inc.’

An article in The Nation thirty years ago was an early warning about the growth of the prison-industrial complex.

Jan 28, 2016 / Richard Kreitner

Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring, a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Texas.

‘This Man Will Almost Certainly Die’ ‘This Man Will Almost Certainly Die’

Dozens of men have died in disturbing circumstances in privatized, immigrant-only prisons. The Bureau of Prisons itself says there’s a problem. And yet the privatization scheme con...

Jan 28, 2016 / Feature / Seth Freed Wessler

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