What Do (Battered) Women Want? What Do (Battered) Women Want?
We take it for granted that when men hit, it's up to women to run away. Except, some of them stay.
Apr 15, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Dead Souls Dead Souls
Life sentences without possibility of parole contribute to the ever-expanding gulag of our criminal justice system.
Apr 15, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Webb’s Prison Crusade Webb’s Prison Crusade
The Virginia senator's willingness to take up this cause is evidence that the culture gap may be closing.
Apr 15, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Judgment Day for Tax Cheats Judgment Day for Tax Cheats
GOP "tea-baggers" take note: The Justice Department is closing in on offshore tax cheats. And former Sen. Phil Gramm, their chief enabler, could be caught in the net.
Apr 15, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Obama Derangement Syndrome Hits Beck Obama Derangement Syndrome Hits Beck
Glenn Beck's symptoms range from conservative paranoia to bad acting.
Apr 14, 2009 / Media Matters for America
Reach Out to Cuba to Heal Guantánamo’s Wounds Reach Out to Cuba to Heal Guantánamo’s Wounds
As Obama seeks to remake the US-Cuba relationship, why not form a partnership to transform the prison into a health research center?
Apr 13, 2009 / Marcus G. Raskin and Joshua Frens-String
Roundtable: Sex, Politics and the Media Roundtable: Sex, Politics and the Media
The Nation's Richard Kim joins several other journalists in a discussion of the politics of gender, sexual identity and power
Apr 13, 2009 / GRITtv
Limbaugh Gets Lashed By a Listener Limbaugh Gets Lashed By a Listener
The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses Rush Limbaugh's clash with an angry caller, who's a Republican veteran.
Apr 13, 2009 / Countdown
Slide Show: The Healthcare Fight Slide Show: The Healthcare Fight
Images of the issues at stake, the personal lives affected and the players involved in the battle for healthcare reform.
Apr 10, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
The Right on Obama: Big Sinner or Satan? The Right on Obama: Big Sinner or Satan?
According to Jon Stewart, the worshiper-in-chief can't seem to decide what faith he's going to adhere to.
Apr 10, 2009 / The Daily Show