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With the murder of rapper Killah P, Golden Dawn has reared its head to snap at those who nurtured it.
A Koch brothers-funded commercial aims to scare young women away from Obamacare.
An in-depth look at the civilian toll of America’s longest war.
A key to The Nation's interactive database.
A recounting of three horrific US/ISAF civilian massacres, the procedures implemented to prevent such events from happening again—and why those procedures were inadequate.
Coalition forces sometimes pay compensation to civilian victims and survivors of the suffering we have inflicted—but ISAF keeps no comprehensive records, and the US military denies all responsibility.
Rick Reilly of ESPN argues that Native Americans love the word “Redskins” and people who hate it are all white. Seriously.
The racist reaction to a South Asian Miss America is a disgrace, but so is the Miss America pageant.
The American Legislative Exchange Council has always been secretive, but now officials are moving to prevent open-records requests for information about the group’s influence.
Even among staunchly antiwar politicians and pundits, few bother to mention the cost of the war to civilians.
If you want stats from the government, you better be prepared to pay.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal himself put it best: “Because of civilian casualties, I think we have just about eroded our credibility here.”
Despite rules of engagement to the contrary, such targeting pervades the entire chain of command—up to the Oval Office.
WRITING CONTEST WINNER: What dominoes fall as a result of our political indifference?
This incredibly gutsy woman gave her life aiding the victims of America's wars.
The City of Chicago has paid tens of millions of dollars in settlements with victims of brutality under Police Commander Jon Burge. But justice is far from done—and some victims are still in prison.
In his latest piece, the New York Times columnist ruminates on hair color and diplomatic response to Syria.
It took years, but I eventually came to terms with loving the idea of NYC more than the city itself.
His withdrawal from consideration as Fed chair could mark a watershed for the left wing of the Democratic Party.
That so many of our political leaders tolerate so much misery amid so much plenty is one of the great scandals of our age.
As an investigative journalism student, I helped uncover proof that should have cleared Anthony McKinney’s name. Instead, he died in prison.
No one has been more loving or lucid in his depiction, criticism and celebration of urbanity.
Progressives supported Prop 30 to send more money to schools but now the funds are headed to prisons. How could this happen—and can it be stopped?
A new exhibit, The ABC of It, asks grown-up questions about literature for kids.
