Senator Udall Discloses CIA Findings on Torture and Blasts Obama’s Inaction Senator Udall Discloses CIA Findings on Torture and Blasts Obama’s Inaction
What the CIA found out about its torture program is much different than what officials have said publicly.
Dec 10, 2014 / George Zornick
The CIA’s Secret Sites in Somalia The CIA’s Secret Sites in Somalia
Renditions, an underground prison and a new CIA base are elements of an intensifying US war, according to a Nation investigation in Mogadishu.
Dec 10, 2014 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Congress Is Poised to Hand Wall Street a Huge Victory Congress Is Poised to Hand Wall Street a Huge Victory
But opposition among Democrats is growing.
Dec 10, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Bobst Protest, Social Media as Battleground for Race Bobst Protest, Social Media as Battleground for Race
Protests on the NYU campus in the wake of the Eric Garner non-indictment spark debates on social media about race and privilege.
Dec 10, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Should You Lose Your Job Just Because You’re Pregnant? Should You Lose Your Job Just Because You’re Pregnant?
Does the Pregnancy Discrimination Act actually prevent employers from firing their workers for being pregnant? The Supreme Court will soon decide.
Dec 10, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Whom Should College Students Really Call When They Are Sexually Assaulted on Campus? Whom Should College Students Really Call When They Are Sexually Assaulted on Campus?
At a Senate hearing, Kirsten Gillibrand says that “survivors have lost trust in law enforcement”—but can they trust their colleges either?
Dec 10, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Chilean Activists Change the Rules of the Game Chilean Activists Change the Rules of the Game
Graduating from protesters to politicians, Chile’s student leaders achieved the legislative wins that have eluded their Occupy counterparts.
Dec 10, 2014 / Sebastian Rosemont and Foreign Policy In Focus
The Enduring Importance of the Activist Athlete The Enduring Importance of the Activist Athlete
We need outspoken athletes, connected to social movements, to speak directly to the masses of people who have tuned out politics.
Dec 10, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Comix Nation Comix Nation
Dec 9, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
Snapshot: A Picture of Climate Change Snapshot: A Picture of Climate Change
Two members of South America’s indigenous tribes walk through a tunnel decorated with murals on the first day of the Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru. Delegates from more than 190 countries met in hopes of drafting a deal to curb global emissions, which would be signed next December in Paris.
Dec 9, 2014 / Rodrigo Abd