Rand Paul: ‘Principled Libertarian’? Not. Rand Paul: ‘Principled Libertarian’? Not.
The Kentucky crackpot wants less regulation on businesses, but more regulation on women's health.
May 22, 2010 / Katha Pollitt
This Week at The Nation.com This Week at The Nation.com
Multimedia on Wall Street protests and US government targeted killing policies, supporting independent journalism and thanks to our great interns.
May 22, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
At the Alex Sanchez Trial, a Window Onto the Global War on Gangs At the Alex Sanchez Trial, a Window Onto the Global War on Gangs
The war on gangs, now globalized, runs roughshod over the ordinary checks on the criminal justice system.
May 22, 2010 / Tom Hayden
The People Take the Battle to Wall Street The People Take the Battle to Wall Street
The Senate has finally passed its version of financial reform. Big street protests and voter outrage helped push the bill.
May 21, 2010 / Clarissa A. León
Republican Justice(s) Republican Justice(s)
Citizens United and Bush v. Gore don't stand alone. A decade worth of Supreme Court decisions has tiled the electoral playing field toward the Republicans.
May 21, 2010 / Herman Schwartz
Where’s the Party? Where’s the Party?
The winners were challengers—right and left—and those who organized on the ground. There are lessons here, but are they party lessons?
May 21, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
On the Arkansas Senate run-off, Rand Paul and the mail.
May 21, 2010 / Eric Alterman
BP Oil Hits Louisiana; How Far Away Is the Next Disaster? BP Oil Hits Louisiana; How Far Away Is the Next Disaster?
Oil is washing up on the Louisiana shore, a predictable result of the growing environmental hazards that come with new techniques for extracting oil and other energy sources.
May 21, 2010 / Sarah Laskow
Pedophilia is Fine, but Hold the Abortion Pedophilia is Fine, but Hold the Abortion
A nun in Phoenix has been ex-communicated after approving a life-saving abortion. What?
May 21, 2010 / Laura Flanders
The Breakdown: Can the US Government Assassinate You? The Breakdown: Can the US Government Assassinate You?
The Obama Administration has authorized the killing of American-born Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. If the administration can kill US citizens without due process, where does t...
May 21, 2010 / Chris Hayes