Law

Racism, Torture and Impunity in Chicago

Racism, Torture and Impunity in Chicago Racism, Torture and Impunity in Chicago

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is continuing the city’s tradition of refusing to apologize for the torture of scores of black men under police commander Jon Burge.

Feb 20, 2013 / Flint Taylor

Five Things to Know About Immigration and Enforcement

Five Things to Know About Immigration and Enforcement Five Things to Know About Immigration and Enforcement

Keep these facts in mind the next time you read anything about immigration.

Feb 20, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Death Row Prisoner Larry Swearingen May Be Innocent. Do Texas Courts Care?

Death Row Prisoner Larry Swearingen May Be Innocent. Do Texas Courts Care? Death Row Prisoner Larry Swearingen May Be Innocent. Do Texas Courts Care?

Swearingen has faced execution four times for a crime scientists say he could not have committed.

Feb 20, 2013 / Feature / Jordan Smith

What Would Hitler and Stalin Do?

What Would Hitler and Stalin Do? What Would Hitler and Stalin Do?

Jack-booted thugs are here to take away your guns.

Feb 19, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

Wall Street Wins Again? Not So Fast.

Wall Street Wins Again? Not So Fast. Wall Street Wins Again? Not So Fast.

A task force exists to prosecute those who cause the housing crisis. Now we need to help it get to work.

Feb 18, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week: Obama Calls for Jobs Over Austerity

This Week: Obama Calls for Jobs Over Austerity This Week: Obama Calls for Jobs Over Austerity

Highlights from The Nation's coverage of the State of the Union Address.

Feb 17, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Time to Go Beyond Judging Rihanna and Chris Brown

Time to Go Beyond Judging Rihanna and Chris Brown Time to Go Beyond Judging Rihanna and Chris Brown

Nineteen years after the passage of the Violence Against Women Act, we need to reauthorize. We also need to do more.

Feb 15, 2013 / Laura Flanders

ICE’s Latest Stop for Deportations: The DMV

ICE’s Latest Stop for Deportations: The DMV ICE’s Latest Stop for Deportations: The DMV

A Freedom of Information Act Request reveals that immigration agents were instructed to search DMV records to target immigrants. 

Feb 15, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Time for Labor to Mobilize Immigrants

Time for Labor to Mobilize Immigrants Time for Labor to Mobilize Immigrants

Immigration reform can be labor’s game-changer.

Feb 13, 2013 / Feature / Maria Elena Durazo

‘America Doesn’t Torture’—It Kills

‘America Doesn’t Torture’—It Kills ‘America Doesn’t Torture’—It Kills

Even if we like President Obama, do we want him to be a one-man death panel?

Feb 13, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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