Liberals Win Big on Supreme Court ACA Decision Liberals Win Big on Supreme Court ACA Decision
But the fact that five justices were nearly willing to strike it down shows just how conservative this Court truly is.
Jul 11, 2012 / Editorial / David Cole
New York’s Black Sites New York’s Black Sites
As states like Mississippi reject solitary confinement, this “blue” state leads the nation in the use of “disciplinary segregation.” Or as prisoners call it...
Jul 11, 2012 / Feature / Jean Casella and James Ridgeway
Ari Berman: Facts Don’t Support Texas Voter ID Law Ari Berman: Facts Don’t Support Texas Voter ID Law
Texas's response to 80 percent of its population increase’s coming from new African-American and Hispanic constituents? Dilute their voting power.
Jul 10, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Apologies to Mexico Apologies to Mexico
America sells pain to our southern neighbor and buys numbness in return.
Jul 10, 2012 / Rebecca Solnit
The GOP’s Attack on Voters The GOP’s Attack on Voters
The GOP admits that it believes voter ID laws will win Romney the election.
Jul 9, 2012 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry
Rendered, Tortured, Discarded: Clara Gutteridge on US Prison Abuses Around the World Rendered, Tortured, Discarded: Clara Gutteridge on US Prison Abuses Around the World
A Tanzanian man was detained and tortured by US officials in Afghanistan on suspicion of terror. But he was completely innocent.
Jul 6, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Citizens United: The Sequel Citizens United: The Sequel
Eric on the royal Internet "we" and Reed on this summer of political sequels.
Jul 6, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/4/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/4/12)
Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Jul 5, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
POLL: Half of Americans Don’t Know How Court Ruled on Healthcare POLL: Half of Americans Don’t Know How Court Ruled on Healthcare
For all the punditry about how the Supreme Court ruling on healthcare would play, 45 percent of Americans don’t know what happened.
Jul 4, 2012 / Blog / Ari Melber
The Big, Bad Business of Fighting Guest Worker Rights The Big, Bad Business of Fighting Guest Worker Rights
Industry leaders and their Senate allies are trying to kill reforms protecting immigrant workers.
Jul 3, 2012 / Gabriel Thompson