Sotomayor is a Sporting Judge Sotomayor is a Sporting Judge
To gauge her judicial temperament, take a close look at Sonia Sotomayor's rulings in sports. Left-wing in theory, right-wing in practice--no wonder she clicked so smoothly with the...
May 29, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Attacking Sotomayor: Race to the Bottom Attacking Sotomayor: Race to the Bottom
Right wing commentators, with characteristic disregard for reason or reality, have already begun smearing Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
May 28, 2009 / Media Matters for America
Derail the ‘Hate Crimes’ Bandwagon! Derail the ‘Hate Crimes’ Bandwagon!
Our laws are rapidly collapsing into symbolism.
May 27, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
The Real Sotomayor The Real Sotomayor
Conservatives should think twice before using Sonia Sotomayor's Latina identity against her.
May 27, 2009 / The Editors
The Dark Side of Plan Colombia The Dark Side of Plan Colombia
Is Plan Colombia subsidizing narco-traffickers to cultivate biofuels on stolen lands?
May 27, 2009 / Feature / Teo Ballvé
Torture and Truth Torture and Truth
The war, as we learned from the photos of Abu Ghraib, produced torture. Before that happened, torture had produced war.
May 27, 2009 / Feature / Jonathan Schell
The Border Violence Myth The Border Violence Myth
The national media have invented a drug-related crime wave that officials and local journalists say just isn't happening.
May 27, 2009 / Feature / Gabriel Arana
Judge Sotomayor’s Diabetes: Not a Weakness But a Strength Judge Sotomayor’s Diabetes: Not a Weakness But a Strength
There is little doubt that Federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, when and if she is confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice, will be a role model. As the first Latina on the...
May 27, 2009 / John Nichols
Ex-Interrogator: Torture Creates Terrorists Ex-Interrogator: Torture Creates Terrorists
Former military interrogator Matthew Alexander refutes Dick Cheney's claim that torture saved American lives.
May 26, 2009 / Brave New Films
Nation Forum: Sotomayor’s Judicial Style Nation Forum: Sotomayor’s Judicial Style
Three legal scholars assess the impact of Obama's nomination of Federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court.
May 26, 2009 / Various Contributors