D-Back Protest Update: Cubs Smack Down Immigrant Rights Message D-Back Protest Update: Cubs Smack Down Immigrant Rights Message
The call is growing to boycott and protest the Arizona Diamondbacks wherever they play. But the other major league teams won't make it easy.
Apr 27, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Arizona Law Is Not “Merely Cruel,” It Is “Immoral” Arizona Law Is Not “Merely Cruel,” It Is “Immoral”
A desperate Governor signs radical anti-immigrant legislation, as an equally desperate McCain cheers her on.
Apr 23, 2010 / John Nichols
Blackwater Officials Indicted for Weapons Violations Blackwater Officials Indicted for Weapons Violations
Five Blackwater officials have been indicted on federal weapons violations. Given the company's track record, the charges are small change.
Apr 19, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill
Immigrants on the March Immigrants on the March
Current proposals for immigration reform might fall short, but massive protest turnout breathed new life into a movement that had fallen by the wayside.
Apr 16, 2010 / Gabriel Thompson
The Hidden Cost of DNA Banking The Hidden Cost of DNA Banking
"Bio-prospecting" is unreflective--and unregulated.
Apr 16, 2010 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Bad Law, Smart Politics in Constitutional Challenges to Healthcare Reform Bad Law, Smart Politics in Constitutional Challenges to Healthcare Reform
Legal experts say constitutional challenges to the healthcare reform legislation don't have a leg to stand on. But as politics, these suits could be a roaring success.
Apr 16, 2010 / Aziz Huq
Slide Show: Who Will Be Obama’s Next Supreme Court Nominee? Slide Show: Who Will Be Obama’s Next Supreme Court Nominee?
Justice John Paul Stevens, nearing 90, confirmed recently that he will retire from the Supreme Court this summer. He "concluded that it would be in the best interests of the C…
Apr 15, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
License to Kill? License to Kill?
After 9/11, it's less controversial to kill a suspect in cold blood than to hold him in preventive detention.
Apr 15, 2010 / David Cole
Kucinich: White House Assassination Policy Is Extrajudicial Kucinich: White House Assassination Policy Is Extrajudicial
The Obama administration's decision to authorize the assassination of a US citizen has been met with silence from most Democrats.
Apr 15, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill
Dawn Johnsen’s Withdrawal Dawn Johnsen’s Withdrawal
Ari Melber explains why Obama dropped Dawn Johnsen as a nominee for the Office of Legal Counsel.
Apr 14, 2010 / GRITtv