Society

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

Rep. Donna Edwards: Why Obama Needs Tough Love from the Left Rep. Donna Edwards: Why Obama Needs Tough Love from the Left

Rep. Donna Edwards discusses the important role progressives should play in influencing the Obama presidency.

May 22, 2009 / The Nation Video

New Orleans’s Not-So-Super Bowl New Orleans’s Not-So-Super Bowl

Millions will be spent to bring the biggest event in sports to the Superdome, while the victims of Hurricane Katrina remain on the sidelines.

May 21, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin

Healthcare Bottom Lines Healthcare Bottom Lines

A realistic public healthcare plan should rein in costs, fix uncompetitive markets and change the way medicine is practiced.

May 20, 2009 / J. Lester Feder

Obama’s Tortured Turn Obama’s Tortured Turn

Obama's reversal of the decision to release photos of detainee abuse is unsettling and wrongheaded.

May 20, 2009 / The Editors

Do ‘Better’ With Less Do ‘Better’ With Less

Shortcuts, blindness and downright dishonesty in the rapidly imploding mainstream media.

May 20, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman

Back Talk: Philip Alcabes Back Talk: Philip Alcabes

Epidemiologist Philip Alcabes discusses the social fears surrounding epidemics and why risk can't be eliminated from life.

May 20, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood

Torturer in Chief: The Media Pick Pelosi Over Cheney? Torturer in Chief: The Media Pick Pelosi Over Cheney?

The question of torture has been drowned out by the Washington media-driven drama of what Nancy Pelosi knew and when.

May 20, 2009 / GRITtv

The Torture Memos and Historical Amnesia The Torture Memos and Historical Amnesia

Historical amnesia is a dangerous phenomenon, not only because it undermines moral and intellectual integrity but also because it lays the groundwork for crimes that still lie ahea...

May 19, 2009 / Feature / Noam Chomsky

The Fabrications of Jay S. Bybee The Fabrications of Jay S. Bybee

The author of the infamous memo has been invited to testify before a Senate committee. This is the beginning of the unraveling.

May 14, 2009 / Feature / Martin Garbus

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