Obama’s Chicago Fundraiser Targeted by Families Fighting Record Deportations Obama’s Chicago Fundraiser Targeted by Families Fighting Record Deportations
A dozen people were arrested today protesting the Obama administration’s continued detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants.
May 29, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Why the Military Protects the Command Structure Instead of the Victims Why the Military Protects the Command Structure Instead of the Victims
The military’s dismal record on sexual assault shows it just isn’t taking the problem seriously.
May 29, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Defending a Terror Suspect Defending a Terror Suspect
Like defense attorneys for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, I did my best to represent the ‘shoe-bomber,’ Richard Reid, when I was assigned to his case. But many less notorious defen...
May 28, 2013 / Tamar Birckhead
Walmart Workers Launch First-Ever ‘Prolonged Strikes’ Today Walmart Workers Launch First-Ever ‘Prolonged Strikes’ Today
Workers are on strike in Massachusetts, the Bay Area and Miami, and plan to strike at least until June 7.
May 28, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Politicization of the IRS This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Politicization of the IRS
This isn’t the first time the IRS has been accused of tareting political opponents—and it hasn’t always been right-wing groups who have drawn its scrutiny.
May 25, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Campaign Alleges Retaliation Against Strikers in Federal Building Campaign Alleges Retaliation Against Strikers in Federal Building
Good Jobs Nation says that ten strikers from the Ronald Reagan Building food court were initially told they couldn’t come back to work.
May 23, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Liliana Segura: Memphis Prisoner Wins Freedom After Pleading Guilty to Crime He Didn’t Commit Liliana Segura: Memphis Prisoner Wins Freedom After Pleading Guilty to Crime He Didn’t Commit
After three trials, Memphis prisoner Timothy McKinney won his freedom by pleading guilty to a crime he never did.
May 22, 2013 / Press Room
Obama’s Assault on the Press Obama’s Assault on the Press
Prosecution of whistleblowers, dragnet seizure of phone records, the threatened criminalization of basic news-gathering—it’s dangerous for the media, and dangerous for ...
May 22, 2013 / The Editors
The AP’s Privacy, and Ours The AP’s Privacy, and Ours
The uproar over government searches of media phone records should not obscure the deeper problem—the law’s failure to protect the privacy of all of us in the digital ag...
May 22, 2013 / David Cole
Senate Committee Passes ‘Rank Discrimination’ Immigration Bill Senate Committee Passes ‘Rank Discrimination’ Immigration Bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee moves the immigration bill to full debate—without LGBT inclusion.
May 22, 2013 / Aura Bogado