Snowden’s Vindication Snowden’s Vindication
An appeals court declares the NSA’s data grab illegal.
May 13, 2015 / David Cole
Why ‘The Nation’ Is Suing the Federal Government Why ‘The Nation’ Is Suing the Federal Government
The NSA is monitoring almost all of our international communications. This is a fundamental violation of First and Fourth Amendment rights.
Mar 31, 2015 / The Editors
It’s Not Too Late: Save Democracy By Amending the Constitution It’s Not Too Late: Save Democracy By Amending the Constitution
Corporations are not people, money is not speech, and votes must matter more than billionaires’ dollars.
Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Is Privacy Obsolete? Is Privacy Obsolete?
Thanks to the revolution in digital technology, privacy is about to go the way of the eight-track player.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / David Cole
How Ferguson, Missouri, Uses Cops and the Courts to Prey on Its Residents How Ferguson, Missouri, Uses Cops and the Courts to Prey on Its Residents
A “scathing” report from the Department of Justice traces discriminatory policing back to the city’s reliance on the fines that accompany tickets and arrests.
Mar 4, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Tell Congress to Put an Expiration Date on Mass Surveillance Tell Congress to Put an Expiration Date on Mass Surveillance
Key parts of the USA Patriot Act are set to expire this summer.
Feb 18, 2015 / NationAction
This Long-Lost Constitutional Clause Could Save the Right to Vote This Long-Lost Constitutional Clause Could Save the Right to Vote
It’s time to start enforcing Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Jan 21, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner
What Part of Constitutional Rights Do You Not Understand? What Part of Constitutional Rights Do You Not Understand?
An injury to one is an injury to all.
Dec 1, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
After Fearmongering Kills the NSA Reform Bill, What’s Next? After Fearmongering Kills the NSA Reform Bill, What’s Next?
The Senate’s failure to bring even a narrow, watered-down reform to a final vote underscores that Congress is for the most part disinterested in exercising its constitutional duty ...
Nov 19, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
NSA Reform Is Blocked by Constitutionally Disinclined Senate Republicans NSA Reform Is Blocked by Constitutionally Disinclined Senate Republicans
Outgoing Colorado Senator Mark Udall promises to fight to the last day “to make sure we keep faith with our founding values.”
Nov 19, 2014 / John Nichols