Society

Students Push to Limit School Police After Newtown

Students Push to Limit School Police After Newtown Students Push to Limit School Police After Newtown

As school districts bolster their police forces, students across California are pushing Sacramento for restorative justice.

Jun 17, 2013 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky and StudentNation

Health Insurance Lobby Gears Up to Defeat Effort to Strengthen Obamacare in California

Health Insurance Lobby Gears Up to Defeat Effort to Strengthen Obamacare in California Health Insurance Lobby Gears Up to Defeat Effort to Strengthen Obamacare in California

Health insurance companies have already raised millions to defeat a measure in 2014 to block unjustified rate hikes. 

Jun 17, 2013 / Lee Fang

Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter Suppression Law

Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter Suppression Law Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter Suppression Law

Justice Scalia authors an unexpected victory for voting rights today.

Jun 17, 2013 / Ari Berman

The Making of a Global Security State

The Making of a Global Security State The Making of a Global Security State

The five uncontrollable urges of a secrecy-surveillance world.

Jun 17, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt

The Ring and the Rings: Vladimir Putin’s Mafia Olympics

The Ring and the Rings: Vladimir Putin’s Mafia Olympics The Ring and the Rings: Vladimir Putin’s Mafia Olympics

Stealing a Super Bowl Ring is one thing. Stealing $30 billion is a whole other ballgame.

Jun 17, 2013 / Dave Zirin

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The United States of Surveillance, Through the Years

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The United States of Surveillance, Through the Years This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The United States of Surveillance, Through the Years

The Nation has kept an eye on the intelligence community every step of the way.

Jun 15, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Many Faces of Mark Boal

The Many Faces of Mark Boal The Many Faces of Mark Boal

How did a journalist whose career was devoted to exposing injustice end up writing a film like Zero Dark Thirty?

Jun 14, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Jordan Michael Smith

Dave Zirin: Redskins Need a Name Change

Dave Zirin: Redskins Need a Name Change Dave Zirin: Redskins Need a Name Change

With the Washington Redskins finally relevant on a national stage, The Nation's Dave Zirin argues that Dan Snyder can no longer hide from the bigotry of his team's nam...

Jun 14, 2013 / Press Room

UN Takes on Disarmament’s Next Frontier: Killer Robots

UN Takes on Disarmament’s Next Frontier: Killer Robots UN Takes on Disarmament’s Next Frontier: Killer Robots

A new campaign against robotic weapons systems is challenging society’s latest threat to peace.

Jun 14, 2013 / Barbara Crossette

Graduation Day Complaint from Fox News: Commencement Speakers Are All Liberals

Graduation Day Complaint from Fox News: Commencement Speakers Are All Liberals Graduation Day Complaint from Fox News: Commencement Speakers Are All Liberals

At the top liberal colleges and universities, commencement speakers are usually liberals. So what?

Jun 14, 2013 / Jon Wiener

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