Congressman Adam Schiff’s Plan to Rein In Out-of-Control Secret FISC Courts Congressman Adam Schiff’s Plan to Rein In Out-of-Control Secret FISC Courts
A California congressman is drafting legislation that would introduce an adversarial voice to the secret court governing NSA spying.
Jul 25, 2013 / George Zornick
What Are the US Plans for Guantánamo Prisoner Shaker Aamer? What Are the US Plans for Guantánamo Prisoner Shaker Aamer?
Aamer, the last British resident still imprisoned at Guantánamo, has faced ongoing retaliation for speaking out against his detention. Now The Nation has evidence that ...
Jul 24, 2013 / Jason Leopold
John Nichols: Standing Up to ‘Stand Your Ground’ John Nichols: Standing Up to ‘Stand Your Ground’
Pushing back against the NRA campaign to weaken gun control in states across the country.
Jul 24, 2013 / Press Room
The Invisible Punishment of Prisoners With Disabilities The Invisible Punishment of Prisoners With Disabilities
For inmates with disabilities who are routinely denied their mental or physical needs, incarceration can be a nightmarish fight for survival.
Jul 23, 2013 / Toshio Meronek
Congress Moves Toward Meaningful Reform of Domestic Surveillance Congress Moves Toward Meaningful Reform of Domestic Surveillance
Is Congress moving towards putting a real check on the executive branch’s spying power?
Jul 23, 2013 / George Zornick
Undocumented Activists Take a Giant Risk to Return Home Undocumented Activists Take a Giant Risk to Return Home
The nine transnational activists are hoping for a humanitarian return to the United States and are now organizing detainees to halt deportations.
Jul 23, 2013 / Aura Bogado
It’s So Not ‘Oz’: Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’ It’s So Not ‘Oz’: Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’
Orange Is the New Black appears to traffic in tired class and race stereotypes, but it also, episode by episode, tries to challenge some of those assumptions by filling in the wome...
Jul 23, 2013 / Salamishah Tillet
Introducing Zimmerman Drones Introducing Zimmerman Drones
Standing your ground has never been so easy.
Jul 23, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
Trayvon Martin: A Bullet in the Heart of Racial Justice Trayvon Martin: A Bullet in the Heart of Racial Justice
With this example, what message are vigilantes like George Zimmerman supposed to take away?
Jul 19, 2013 / George Lois
Temperatures Rising Over Military Sexual Assaults Temperatures Rising Over Military Sexual Assaults
A fight is escalating between Senate Democrats about taking prosecution out of the chain of command, a reform advocates argue is crucial but the Pentagon says is out of the questio...
Jul 19, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter