Rockefeller Drugs Laws: Ripe for Reform Rockefeller Drugs Laws: Ripe for Reform
New York activists who oppose the state's repressive drug laws are optimistic about the new political landscape but unsure of whether politicians will embrace the necessary radical...
Jan 23, 2009 / Feature / Sarah Arnold
A Matter of Justice A Matter of Justice
Obama declines to "criminalize policy differences"--but what about holding lawbreakers to account?
Jan 22, 2009 / Editorial / The Editors
Holding Bush Accountable Holding Bush Accountable
Obama cannot let former Bush administration officials get away with breaking the law without violating his own oath of office.
Jan 15, 2009 / Feature / Elizabeth Holtzman
The Nation’s Chris Hayes on Cheney’s Gitmo Defense The Nation’s Chris Hayes on Cheney’s Gitmo Defense
The Nation's Washington editor Chris Hayes points out the missing pieces in Dick Cheney's defense of torture at Guantánamo Bay.
Thinking about Becoming an Immigrant Rights Organizer Thinking about Becoming an Immigrant Rights Organizer
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Jan 6, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
NOPD Responds to Nation Investigation NOPD Responds to Nation Investigation
After a report in The Nation revealed how white residents of New Orleans shot at African-American men in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the city's police will launch an invest...
Dec 26, 2008 / Feature / A.C. Thompson
New Orleans: Victims and Vigilantes New Orleans: Victims and Vigilantes
Both the perpetrators and victims of violent attacks in the wake of Hurricane Katrina share their stories in vivid detail.
Dec 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / The Nation Institute
Body of Evidence Body of Evidence
Did New Orleans police play a role in the grisly death of Henry Glover?
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / A.C. Thompson
Katrina’s Hidden Race War Katrina’s Hidden Race War
White vigilante justice tore through New Orleans after the storm. But no official investigation has shed light on the violence.
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / A.C. Thompson
Will War Crimes Be Outed? Will War Crimes Be Outed?
After the primary players in the Bush administration leave office, will they be held accountable for war crimes?
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith