Political dissent

Obama Takes Wrong Turn on Civil Liberties, Adopting Worse Patriot Act Stance Than GOP Obama Takes Wrong Turn on Civil Liberties, Adopting Worse Patriot Act Stance Than GOP

President wants a longer extension of Patriot Act provisions than House Republicans. He’s wrong. The ACLU is urging Congress to reject any extension until the threats to priv...

Feb 8, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

A tale of two attacked cities, or the differences between New York and Oklahoma City.

Sep 24, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman

Let Us Be The Peacemakers Let Us Be The Peacemakers

The most striking American tragedy of these last nine years—far worse than the tragedy of 9/11 itself—is just how weak we have been in the wake of war.

Sep 20, 2010 / Timothy Patrick McCarthy

The Surveillance Regime The Surveillance Regime

Under Obama, accountability for rights violations during the "war of terror" has been thin.

Apr 8, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors

Alaska Warms to The Nation Alaska Warms to The Nation

In this cut from Blue Man/Red State,a documentary on Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, Juneau peace activists give Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel a warm welcome and a help...

Oct 31, 2007 / Video / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Culture War Descends on Columbia The Culture War Descends on Columbia

David Horowitz's Islamofascism Awareness Week hits the already beleaguered campus.

Oct 26, 2007 / Feature / Esther Kaplan

Surveillance Makes You Paranoid Surveillance Makes You Paranoid

Reports that New York police conducted sweeping nationwide surveillance of people suspected of anti-Bush sentiment in 2004 just might scare us into silence.

Mar 28, 2007 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman

September 11, 2001

9/11: The Roots of Paranoia 9/11: The Roots of Paranoia

Public paranoia and a credulous establishment media that have failed to aggressively report on 9/11 have allowed a cult-like ''Truth Movement'' to fill in the gaps.

Dec 8, 2006 / Feature / Chris Hayes

Where Are the Good Americans? Where Are the Good Americans?

When the day comes for America to be judged for its war on terror and the human rights crimes that have been done in the name of its citizens, who can say they stood up and said no...

Feb 28, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

The Silencing of Carlos Delgado The Silencing of Carlos Delgado

The New York Mets' squelching of first baseman Carlos Delgado's longstanding protest of the war in Iraq during the seventh-inning stretch speaks volumes about how the rules of the ...

Dec 7, 2005 / Feature / Dave Zirin

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