This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Reefer Madness on Campus and Park Avenue This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Reefer Madness on Campus and Park Avenue
Our endorsement of marijuana legalization comes after decades of questioning the fundamental assumptions of the War on Drugs.
Oct 26, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Mass Rally Against Mass Surveillance A Mass Rally Against Mass Surveillance
Activists want a full public accounting of the NSA’s and the FBI’s data collection programs.
Oct 25, 2013 / John Nichols
JPMorgan, Outlaw JPMorgan, Outlaw
Maybe it’s not too big to face criminal charges after all.
Oct 23, 2013 / William Greider
Have You Ever Met ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán?—and Seven Other Questions for Anabel Hernández Have You Ever Met ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán?—and Seven Other Questions for Anabel Hernández
Braving the wrath of traffickers and government officials, Mexican journalist Anabel Hernández has exposed the corruption at the heart of the drug war. She talked to The Nation’s B...
Oct 23, 2013 / Betsy Reed
Snowden’s Courage Snowden’s Courage
He is brilliant, humble and idealistic.
Oct 23, 2013 / Jesselyn Radack
Texas Voter ID Law Discriminates Against Women, Students and Minorities Texas Voter ID Law Discriminates Against Women, Students and Minorities
Texas is a case study in the disastrous consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision that invalidated a key section of the Voting Rights Act.
Oct 23, 2013 / Ari Berman
Criminalizing Immigrants Shouldn’t Be a Business Opportunity Criminalizing Immigrants Shouldn’t Be a Business Opportunity
But the private prison company GEO Group is making huge profits locking up immigrants who are often guilty only of the crime of being undocumented.
Oct 23, 2013 / Jesse Lava and Sarah Solon
How VAWA Could’ve Helped Daisy Coleman Get Justice How VAWA Could’ve Helped Daisy Coleman Get Justice
Unfortunately, Justice Rehnquist’s conservative Supreme Court made sure it wouldn't.
Oct 22, 2013 / Jill Filipovic
Meet the Company That Makes Huge Profits From Locking Up Immigrants Meet the Company That Makes Huge Profits From Locking Up Immigrants
The SAFE Act would turn millions of undocumented immigrants into criminals overnight, a windfall for the private prison industry.
Oct 22, 2013 / NationAction
What Fine? Why JPMorgan Is Laughing All the Way to the Bank What Fine? Why JPMorgan Is Laughing All the Way to the Bank
While $13 billion isn't chump change, it represents just half of the megabank’s profits last year.
Oct 22, 2013 / Robert Scheer