Eleventh-Hour GOP Voter Suppression Could Swing Ohio Eleventh-Hour GOP Voter Suppression Could Swing Ohio
A last-minute directive by the Ohio Secretary of State could discard thousands of provisional ballots, delay the election, and hand the Buckeye State to Mitt Romney.
Nov 4, 2012 / Ari Berman
Checking Big Brother Checking Big Brother
The Nation, with the ACLU and others, is suing the government over a law that allows unchecked surveillance. Will the Supreme Court even allow us to argue our case on the merits?
Nov 2, 2012 / David Cole
Momentum Builds in the Fight Against Stop-and-Frisk Momentum Builds in the Fight Against Stop-and-Frisk
Nearly every single community member speaking at recent hearing on stop-and-frisk opposed the NYPD’s controversial policy.
Oct 31, 2012 / Christie Thompson
At Guantánamo, the Government Is Still Making Up the Law as It Goes Along At Guantánamo, the Government Is Still Making Up the Law as It Goes Along
Regardless of who wins on November 6, there are no signs that either Romney or Obama will act to dismantle the lawless military commissions created after 9/11.
Oct 31, 2012 / John Knefel
Life Without Parole: A Different Death Penalty Life Without Parole: A Different Death Penalty
As a death row lawyer who fights to keep his clients alive, I believe life without parole denies the possibility of redemption every bit as much as strapping a murderer to the gurn...
Oct 26, 2012 / David R. Dow
Give the Undocumented a Voice in the Election Give the Undocumented a Voice in the Election
STUDENT FINALIST: The harrowing irony of our current immigration system is that those who will be most affected by immigration policies can’t participate in the election process.
Oct 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Gabriel Matthew Schivone
How Mandatory Minimums Forced Me to Send More Than 1,000 Nonviolent Drug Offenders to Federal Prison How Mandatory Minimums Forced Me to Send More Than 1,000 Nonviolent Drug Offenders to Federal Prison
As a federal district judge in Iowa, I have sentenced a staggering number of low-level drug addicts to long prison terms. This is not justice.
Oct 24, 2012 / Judge Mark W. Bennett
Ending Rape Illiteracy Ending Rape Illiteracy
Why the next feminist battle should be defining rape for the masses.
Oct 23, 2012 / Jessica Valenti
Selling the Supreme Court Selling the Supreme Court
STUDENT FINALIST: The threat of an even further-right-wing Supreme Court is the forgotten issue of this election.
Oct 23, 2012 / StudentNation / Alex Ritter
Preparing for a Digital 9/11 Preparing for a Digital 9/11
Fear of a cyber attack is eroding US civil liberties and the constitution.
Oct 22, 2012 / Karen J. Greenberg