Law

Screwed by the Fine Print Screwed by the Fine Print

Hidden in the fine print of credit card agreements, patient consent forms and job contracts is an arbitration clause that deprives you of your rights. Congress needs to fix that.

Feb 10, 2009 / Feature / Kia Franklin

The People’s Sheriff of Chicago The People’s Sheriff of Chicago

A tenant protest compels Cook County's Tom Dart to suspend foreclosure evictions.

Feb 4, 2009 / Feature / John Conroy

Rockefeller Drugs Laws: Ripe for Reform Rockefeller Drugs Laws: Ripe for Reform

New York activists who oppose the state's repressive drug laws are optimistic about the new political landscape but unsure of whether politicians will embrace the necessary radical...

Jan 23, 2009 / Feature / Sarah Arnold

A Matter of Justice A Matter of Justice

Obama declines to "criminalize policy differences"--but what about holding lawbreakers to account?

Jan 22, 2009 / The Editors

Holding Bush Accountable Holding Bush Accountable

Obama cannot let former Bush administration officials get away with breaking the law without violating his own oath of office.

Jan 15, 2009 / Feature / Elizabeth Holtzman

The Nation’s Chris Hayes on Cheney’s Gitmo Defense The Nation’s Chris Hayes on Cheney’s Gitmo Defense

The Nation's Washington editor Chris Hayes points out the missing pieces in Dick Cheney's defense of torture at Guantánamo Bay.

Jan 14, 2009 / Countdown

Thinking about Becoming an Immigrant Rights Organizer Thinking about Becoming an Immigrant Rights Organizer

These groups can help.

Jan 6, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

NOPD Responds to Nation Investigation NOPD Responds to Nation Investigation

After a report in The Nation revealed how white residents of New Orleans shot at African-American men in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the city's police will launch an invest...

Dec 26, 2008 / Feature / A.C. Thompson

New Orleans: Victims and Vigilantes New Orleans: Victims and Vigilantes

Both the perpetrators and victims of violent attacks in the wake of Hurricane Katrina share their stories in vivid detail.

Dec 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / The Nation Institute

Body of Evidence Body of Evidence

Did New Orleans police play a role in the grisly death of Henry Glover?

Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / A.C. Thompson

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