Law

Planet Cheney and the Secret Government Planet Cheney and the Secret Government

The Nation's Chris Hayes calls for a wide-ranging investigation of torture policies similar to the Church Committee of the 1970s.

Sep 1, 2009 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show

Cheney Continues to Defend False Truths Cheney Continues to Defend False Truths

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill criticizes the former vice president's recent defense of torture and the media outlets who let him get away with it.

Sep 1, 2009 / Video / Countdown

My Lai and Lockerbie Reconsidered My Lai and Lockerbie Reconsidered

The eerie confluence of the tales of two convicted mass murderers, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi and William Calley--and their fates.

Aug 31, 2009 / Editorial / Nick Turse

Katrina’s Hidden Race War: Four Years Later Katrina’s Hidden Race War: Four Years Later

A segment on Anderson Cooper 360 investigates the white vigilante justice that tore through New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Aug 28, 2009 / Video / CNN

Aborn for Manhattan DA Aborn for Manhattan DA

An experienced prosecutor who knows that prevention is the best crime-fighting strategy, Aborn has fought for drug-law reform and sensible gun-control.

Aug 26, 2009 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Richard Aborn for Manhattan DA Richard Aborn for Manhattan DA

An experienced prosecutor who knows that prevention is the best crime-fighting strategy, Aborn has fought for drug-law reform and sensible gun-control.

Aug 24, 2009 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Gun-Toting Town Hall Tactics Gun-Toting Town Hall Tactics

Americans who've been bringing guns to public meetings about healthcare reform are really just responding to a media-wide casting call for crazies.

Aug 21, 2009 / Editorial / Dan Bischoff

Class, Not ‘Race’ Class, Not ‘Race’

No racial profiling took place with Henry Louis Gates Jr.; it's not the "teachable moment" for which many are so understandably eager.

Jul 29, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman

Blackwater Seeks Gag Order Blackwater Seeks Gag Order

The private security company, facing charges in a US court for killing and injuring Iraqis, is attempting to silence its victims and their lawyers.

Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Slide Show: Sotomayor’s Rise Slide Show: Sotomayor’s Rise

Images and analysis from The Nation that capture the story of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as she makes history.

Jul 21, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation

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