Law

The Prop 19 Paper Chase

The Prop 19 Paper Chase The Prop 19 Paper Chase

Could the federal government prevent California from legalizing pot? Many experts just say no.

Oct 29, 2010 / Neima Jahromi

Nativists Get a Tea-Party Makeover

Nativists Get a Tea-Party Makeover Nativists Get a Tea-Party Makeover

In California and Arizona, the anti-immigrant radical right is using the Tea Party to recreate itself.

Oct 28, 2010 / Gaiutra Bahadur

Sharron Angle vs. Joy Behar: It’s On Sharron Angle vs. Joy Behar: It’s On

The Nation's Ari Melber takes apart Tea Party candidates' relationship to the media and what it means for the Democrats on the eve of the midterm election.

Oct 27, 2010 / Press Room

Judging the War Crimes Tribunal

Judging the War Crimes Tribunal Judging the War Crimes Tribunal

The International Criminal Court has had setbacks—but it's already having an impact.

Oct 27, 2010 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

The Impasse: On Martin Solares The Impasse: On Martin Solares

The Black Minutes, a nuanced neo-noir, conveys how narco-violence has leached the Mexican justice system of meaning.

Oct 27, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Natasha Wimmer

College Student Takes On One of the Most Dangerous Jobs In America

College Student Takes On One of the Most Dangerous Jobs In America College Student Takes On One of the Most Dangerous Jobs In America

Marisol Valles Garcia's story casts new attention on the state of Mexico's drug wars.

Oct 27, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette

On Hill and the Thomases: How Far Have We Come? On Hill and the Thomases: How Far Have We Come?

Anita Hill may not have stopped Clarence Thomas from being confirmed to the Supreme Court, but in the wake of her accusations, our culture changed. Or did it, really?

Oct 22, 2010 / Katha Pollitt

Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Problems, Then and Now

Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Problems, Then and Now Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Problems, Then and Now

Ginni Thomas called Anita Hill soon after the Times reported that Thomas's organization had accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in untraceable contributions. Did this accusat...

Oct 20, 2010 / Bruce Shapiro

Lawless Courts

Lawless Courts Lawless Courts

Immigration judges who flagrantly disregard the law are sheltered by a secretive system.

Oct 20, 2010 / Feature / Jacqueline Stevens

Commentary: Betsy Reed on Lou Dobbs’s Immigration Contradictions Commentary: Betsy Reed on Lou Dobbs’s Immigration Contradictions

All the attention given to Dobbs's hypocrisy risks obscuring the deeper lesson to learn from this case: that undocumented workers are so thoroughly woven into the fabric of our e...

Oct 19, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

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