Police Use Tear Gas on Protesters Following Teen’s Death in Custody Police Use Tear Gas on Protesters Following Teen’s Death in Custody
Police violently dispersed a crowd of about 150 people in Durnham, North Carolina, during a vigil in which supporters demanded answers after the death of a teenager, who managed to...
Dec 23, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
De Blasio Picks Another Insider for Child Welfare Chief De Blasio Picks Another Insider for Child Welfare Chief
And maybe that's perfectly OK.
Dec 23, 2013 / Jarrett Murphy
Scott Walker Goes All ‘Duck Dynasty’ on the First Amendment Scott Walker Goes All ‘Duck Dynasty’ on the First Amendment
The ACLU accuses Walker of “bogus appropriation” of free speech arguments to defend offensive acts by government.
Dec 23, 2013 / John Nichols
Ted Cruz: Block Immigration Reform to Help Republicans in 2014 Ted Cruz: Block Immigration Reform to Help Republicans in 2014
Senator Ted Cruz admitted his opposition to immigration reform is guided by partisanship.
Dec 23, 2013 / Lee Fang
Ten Steps Bill de Blasio and Bill Bratton Should Take to Fix Stop-and-Frisk Ten Steps Bill de Blasio and Bill Bratton Should Take to Fix Stop-and-Frisk
The road to police reform begins with community participation and a court-appointed monitor.
Dec 20, 2013 / David A. Harris
A Bad Week for the NSA A Bad Week for the NSA
The report from a White House review panel is a confirmation of pathology within the NSA, if not a perfect prescription for reform.
Dec 19, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
How the Government Misled the Supreme Court on Warrantless Wiretapping How the Government Misled the Supreme Court on Warrantless Wiretapping
The Snowden revelations have vindicated The Nation and the ACLU. When will the government correct the record and stop the abuses?
Dec 18, 2013 / Jameel Jaffer and Patrick C. Toomey
New York State Senator Rolls Out Bill Legalizing Marijuana New York State Senator Rolls Out Bill Legalizing Marijuana
Despite Governor Andrew Cuomo’s opposition, hopes are running high.
Dec 18, 2013 / Nicolas Niarchos
Tell the FCC: We Can’t Let Prison Phone Companies Exploit Inmates Tell the FCC: We Can’t Let Prison Phone Companies Exploit Inmates
This Thursday, we’ll deliver a petition with over 28,000 signatures to the FCC.
Dec 18, 2013 / NationAction
Slamming the NSA Slamming the NSA
Obama’s Review Group is about to join a federal judge in blasting the NSA’s data collection overreach, it appears.
Dec 17, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss