Domestic Violence and George Zimmerman’s Defense Domestic Violence and George Zimmerman’s Defense
George Zimmerman's prior violence against girls and women was an overlooked and unchecked predictor of his killing of Trayvon Martin.
Jul 15, 2013 / Salamishah Tillet
James Comey’s Troubling Answers on Surveillance and Transparency James Comey’s Troubling Answers on Surveillance and Transparency
The nominee to head the FBI didn’t signal that any changes to transparency over government surveillance are coming.
Jul 11, 2013 / George Zornick
Peter Ludlow: Why Is Barrett Brown Facing 105 Years in Federal Prison? Peter Ludlow: Why Is Barrett Brown Facing 105 Years in Federal Prison?
The reporter has already spent 300 days behind bars. His crime? Daring to investigate the highly secretive world of private intelligence and military contractors.
Jul 11, 2013 / Press Room
Creating a Military-Industrial-Immigration Complex Creating a Military-Industrial-Immigration Complex
Here's how to turn the US-Mexican border into a war zone.
Jul 11, 2013 / Todd Miller
Tens of Thousands of California Prisoners Launch Mass Hunger Strike Tens of Thousands of California Prisoners Launch Mass Hunger Strike
The strikers are calling for an end to long-term solitary confinement and better prison conditions.
Jul 10, 2013 / Victoria Law
Sherry Wolf: The Future of LGBTQ Liberation Sherry Wolf: The Future of LGBTQ Liberation
After the defeat of DOMA, the LGBTQ movement needs to push beyond marriage equality.
Jul 10, 2013 / The Nation Video and On The Earth Productions
Comey’s Crickets Comey’s Crickets
In Bush's, and now Barack's, America, even the most engaged citizens seem too weary to put up a fight against a nominee for FBI director who proudly evaded the Constitution...
Jul 9, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Political Violence and Privilege Political Violence and Privilege
Why violent right-wing extremism doesn’t scare Americans.
Jul 9, 2013 / Matthew Harwood
Why We Can’t Celebrate Why We Can’t Celebrate
The Supreme Court affirmed the rights of gay people just as it rode roughshod over the rights of African-Americans.
Jul 8, 2013 / Devon Carbado, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, and Cheryl Harris
Lesbian Husbands and Gay Wives: The Gendering of Gay Divorce Lesbian Husbands and Gay Wives: The Gendering of Gay Divorce
Everyone knows marriage is gendered. But divorce is where cultural stereotypes become law.
Jul 3, 2013 / Katherine Franke