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Civil liberties
Civil liberties news and analysis from The Nation
December 17, 2020
Fusion centers were established after 9/11 to facilitate the sharing of counterterrorism intelligence among different agencies.
November 3, 2020
I understand and share the anger of those who say “defund the police,” but our job in the political arena is to make a better world for everyone—even those we disagree with.
October 6, 2020
Internal communications exclusively obtained by The Nation show that ICE has singled out journalists and social media users for retaliation.
September 25, 2020
Trump promises to take us down a dangerous path of hate and conflict. We can’t let his violence consume us.
July 20, 2020
Without real economic freedom, Americans cling to petty acts of refusal.
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June 8, 2020
Across California, curfews are creating the potential for the exact type of racialized policing abuses that are being protested.
March 30, 2020
Many of us would be happy to exchange some basic rights for safety right now, but we have to be vigilant about protecting our liberties.
March 27, 2020
Against the vice cop of the mind.
February 13, 2020
Transgender kids don’t need to be saved from affirming themselves, and intersex kids should not be “repaired” without consent.
January 7, 2020
The killing of Iran’s Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani took the public’s attention away from Trump’s upcoming trial in the Senate. This new crisis, though, has no visible off-ramp.