Why Should Thousands of Prisoners Die Behind Bars for Nonviolent Crimes? Why Should Thousands of Prisoners Die Behind Bars for Nonviolent Crimes?
A new ACLU report shows the staggering number of prisoners serving life without parole. In Louisiana, more than 90 percent are black.
Nov 13, 2013 / Liliana Segura
The Progressive Electoral Wave of 2013 The Progressive Electoral Wave of 2013
The big story this November is a cross-country rejection of austerity and inequality and support for social justice.
Nov 13, 2013 / The Editors
Child Labor in the USA Child Labor in the USA
The country must find the political will to end this national disgrace.
Nov 13, 2013 / The Editors
Time to End the Spying Game Time to End the Spying Game
Americans are justifiably upset about the NSA’s sweeping domestic surveillance. But we should be just as concerned about spying on foreigners.
Nov 13, 2013 / David Cole
‘We Had One Enemy; Now We Have Three’—A Conversation With Malalai Joya of Afghanistan ‘We Had One Enemy; Now We Have Three’—A Conversation With Malalai Joya of Afghanistan
US forces used the plight of Afghan women to justify war—but twelve years later, women are still suffering.
Nov 13, 2013 / Dani McClain
JFK: ‘The Light of All His Lost Days’ JFK: ‘The Light of All His Lost Days’
This poem was published in the December 21, 1963, issue of The Nation.
Nov 13, 2013 / Wendell Berry
Village People Village People
Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s Double Down entertains, but its contempt for liberalism shows on almost every page.
Nov 13, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Myth of the Child-Stealing Roma The Myth of the Child-Stealing Roma
Europe’s panic is about race and class, not child abduction.
Nov 13, 2013 / Column / Gary Younge
Rand Paul Plagiarism Revealed Rand Paul Plagiarism Revealed
The news that Paul swipes others’ words Has left observers shaken. Could being Libertarian Mean liberties are taken?
Nov 13, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Black Students Call Out UCLA for Lack of Diversity Black Students Call Out UCLA for Lack of Diversity
Sixty-five percent of UCLA’s male African-American population are college athletes.
Nov 13, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation