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So-called "Ag-Gag" laws reveal the lengths to which the agriculture industry will go to keep their business practices secret.

Field notes from a drying west.

What two versions of "justice" tell us about our one-superpower world.

Where has it gone?

Aamer, the last British resident still imprisoned at Guantánamo, has faced ongoing retaliation for speaking out against his detention. Now The Nation has evidence that he may be sent to Saudi Arabia.

For inmates with disabilities who are routinely denied their mental or physical needs, incarceration can be a nightmarish fight for survival.

With this example, what message are vigilantes like George Zimmerman supposed to take away?

Prometheus among the cannibals.

The problem is not that Zimmerman was afforded the presumption of innocence. It is that Trayvon Martin was not—and that defendants who look like him are denied that right every day.

How long are we supposed to remain calm when the laws we are called on to respect are an open assault on our humanity?