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.

Dan Savage on DOMA Repeal: ‘Now I Can Die’

Dan Savage on DOMA Repeal: ‘Now I Can Die’ Dan Savage on DOMA Repeal: ‘Now I Can Die’

Morbid thoughts from the sex-advice columnist and founder of It Gets Better.

Aug 8, 2013 / Jon Wiener

Edward Snowden E-Mailed Me! He Wants My Help Getting Millions Out of Hong Kong

Edward Snowden E-Mailed Me! He Wants My Help Getting Millions Out of Hong Kong Edward Snowden E-Mailed Me! He Wants My Help Getting Millions Out of Hong Kong

His writing needs improvement.

Aug 4, 2013 / Jon Wiener

The Gore Vidal FBI File

The Gore Vidal FBI File The Gore Vidal FBI File

The first page, from 1960s, says Vidal made disparaging remarks about J. Edgar Hoover.

Jul 29, 2013 / Jon Wiener

Jesus the Revolutionary: A Q&A With Reza Aslan

Jesus the Revolutionary: A Q&A With Reza Aslan Jesus the Revolutionary: A Q&A With Reza Aslan

Crucifixion was the punishment that Rome reserved for the crime of sedition.

Jul 25, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

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

Venice Protest: ‘No to Big Cruise Ships!’

Venice Protest: ‘No to Big Cruise Ships!’ Venice Protest: ‘No to Big Cruise Ships!’

Three days of struggle to defend the ecology of the Venetian lagoon and the life of the city.

Jun 10, 2013 / Jon Wiener

We Win: San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Will Be Shut Down

We Win: San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Will Be Shut Down We Win: San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Will Be Shut Down

Decades of protest by local activists has resulted in a historic victory.

Jun 7, 2013 / Jon Wiener

Ai Weiwei: Political Art at the Venice Biennale

Ai Weiwei: Political Art at the Venice Biennale Ai Weiwei: Political Art at the Venice Biennale

Six dioramas present key moments of the eighty-one-day imprisonment of the worlld’s most famous artist.

Jun 7, 2013 / Jon Wiener

Brits Crack Down on Unpaid Internships

Brits Crack Down on Unpaid Internships Brits Crack Down on Unpaid Internships

The government "needs to name and shame companies that refuse to pay their interns," says the group Intern Aware.

Jun 3, 2013 / Jon Wiener

Dartmouth Students Who Protested Rape Are Charged With Violating School Rules

Dartmouth Students Who Protested Rape Are Charged With Violating School Rules Dartmouth Students Who Protested Rape Are Charged With Violating School Rules

Their crime: "failing to follow college officials' instructions" about protesting.

Jun 1, 2013 / Jon Wiener

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