Jon Wiener

Contributing Editor

@JonWiener1

Jon Wiener is a contributing editor of The Nation and co-author (with Mike Davis) of Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties.

New ACLU Cellphone App Automatically Preserves Video of Police Encounters

New ACLU Cellphone App Automatically Preserves Video of Police Encounters New ACLU Cellphone App Automatically Preserves Video of Police Encounters

Even if the cops seize a phone and destroy it, the video will be saved.

May 1, 2015 / Jon Wiener

Vietnam in the Battlefield of Memory

Vietnam in the Battlefield of Memory Vietnam in the Battlefield of Memory

On the war’s 50th anniversary, peace activists will be challenging the Pentagon’s whitewashed history.

Apr 15, 2015 / Feature / Jon Wiener

It’s Time to End Tuition at Public Universities—and Abolish Student Debt

It’s Time to End Tuition at Public Universities—and Abolish Student Debt It’s Time to End Tuition at Public Universities—and Abolish Student Debt

In America today, people owe more on their student loans than they do on their credit cards. But there’s a simple and elegant way to end this travesty.

Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Jon Wiener

Barney Frank’s ‘Stupidest’ Decision

Barney Frank’s ‘Stupidest’ Decision Barney Frank’s ‘Stupidest’ Decision

The story Frank tells in his new memoir of Robert McNamara’s visit to Harvard in 1966 is, to put it generously, incomplete.

Mar 20, 2015 / Jon Wiener

Let’s Give Edward Snowden the Same Deal General Petraeus Got for Leaking Info

Let’s Give Edward Snowden the Same Deal General Petraeus Got for Leaking Info Let’s Give Edward Snowden the Same Deal General Petraeus Got for Leaking Info

A guilty plea to a misdemeanor, and no jail time.

Mar 18, 2015 / Jon Wiener

Why Did It Take 10 Years to Publish the Diary of a Guantánamo Detainee?

Why Did It Take 10 Years to Publish the Diary of a Guantánamo Detainee? Why Did It Take 10 Years to Publish the Diary of a Guantánamo Detainee?

An interview with Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s attorney and his editor.

Feb 4, 2015 / Jon Wiener

Super Bowl Sunday, a Big Day for Brain Damage

Super Bowl Sunday, a Big Day for Brain Damage Super Bowl Sunday, a Big Day for Brain Damage

It’s time again for America’s annual concussion carnival.

Jan 29, 2015 / Jon Wiener

Leonard Beerman

Leonard Beerman Leonard Beerman

He was a fighter for social justice for sixty-five years.

Jan 7, 2015 / Jon Wiener

Rabbi Leonard Beerman: A Force for Goodness

Rabbi Leonard Beerman: A Force for Goodness Rabbi Leonard Beerman: A Force for Goodness

He fought for social justice and peace--with a twinkle in his eye.

Dec 29, 2014 / Jon Wiener

The Day the Troops Refused to Fight: December 25, 1914

The Day the Troops Refused to Fight: December 25, 1914 The Day the Troops Refused to Fight: December 25, 1914

It’s the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Truce of WWI.

Dec 23, 2014 / Jon Wiener

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