Swapping Politics for Science on Drug Policy Swapping Politics for Science on Drug Policy
President Obama has lifted the twenty-year ban on federal funding of needle exchanges. But if he wants to promote public health--over politics--on substance abuse, there are plenty...
Dec 21, 2009 / Feature / Beth Schwartzapfel
Investigative Reporting: ‘Luxury Item’? Investigative Reporting: ‘Luxury Item’?
Jane Mayer offers a perspective on the troubling losses in the field of investigative reporting. Investigative reporting, which is a slow, expensive undertaking, has become a "luxu...
Dec 20, 2009 / The Nation Video
The Gaza I Know The Gaza I Know
Later this month thousands of international solidarity activists will take part in the Gaza Freedom March to end Israel's blockade. They deserve your support.
Dec 18, 2009 / Feature / Nancy Murray
The GOP Smear Machine The GOP Smear Machine
Did the White House threaten to close a military base in Nebraska if Sen. Nelson didn't vote for health reform? No, but the accuracy is meaningless when it comes to the GOP smear m...
Dec 18, 2009 / Countdown
ICE Agents’ Ruse Operations ICE Agents’ Ruse Operations
ICE agents regularly impersonate civilians--OSHA inspectors, insurance agents, religious workers--in order to arrest longtime US residents who have no criminal history.
Dec 18, 2009 / Feature / Jacqueline Stevens
Caged Tiger Caged Tiger
The teachable moment of the Tiger Woods circus: if you front for the worst, don't expect anyone to have your back.
Dec 16, 2009 / Dave Zirin
Gaming Healthcare Gaming Healthcare
Dropping the public option and Medicare expansion means breaking the promise of health reform: better care at lower cost.
Dec 16, 2009 / The Editors
Human Traffic Human Traffic
Sister Ping turned a variety store in New York's Chinatown into a lucrative business by making it a headquarters for human smuggling.
Dec 16, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Ted Conover
America’s Secret ICE Castles America’s Secret ICE Castles
Immigration agents are holding US residents in unlisted and unmarked subfield offices.
Dec 16, 2009 / Feature / Jacqueline Stevens
No Public Option: Worse Than Nothing? No Public Option: Worse Than Nothing?
In search of the elusive, filibuster-proof sixtieth vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has eviscerated the Senate's healthcare reform bill.
Dec 16, 2009 / Lindsay Beyerstein