The Tortured Law on Torture The Tortured Law on Torture
Those confessions elicited from Gitmo detainees are proving legally worthless--and an enduring indictment of the moral bankruptcy of George W. Bush.
May 14, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
After Gitmo After Gitmo
America's legal and moral responsibility to innocent detainees is not more imprisonment, but a new life in the United States.
Juan Crow in Georgia Juan Crow in Georgia
Immigrant Latinos live under a matrix of oppressive laws, customs and institutions.
May 8, 2008 / Feature / Roberto Lovato
Cruel and Unusual Punishment Cruel and Unusual Punishment
As executions resume in the wake of a Supreme Court decision, we are reminded that a life cannot be willfully ended without violence.
May 5, 2008 / Editorial / Billy Sothern
Justice for Sean Bell Justice for Sean Bell
Protesters decry acquittal of three New York City police officers on trial for firing 50 bullets at an unarmed man.
Apr 28, 2008 / Video / The Nation Video and Brett Story
Protecting the Rights of Millionaires Protecting the Rights of Millionaires
By equating money with free speech, is the Supreme Court defending the right of the rich to steal elections?
Apr 23, 2008 / Feature / Laura MacCleery
Can the Golden State Warriors Save Oakland? Can the Golden State Warriors Save Oakland?
The Warriors will miss this year's NBA playoffs, but they can still be winners by reaching out to at-risk youth in Oakland.
Apr 21, 2008 / Column / Dave Zirin
Rehabilitation, Resurrected Rehabilitation, Resurrected
This year nearly 700,000 inmates in US prisons will be granted their freedom. And in a rare act of bipartisanship, a new law provides millions to rehabilitate them.
Apr 18, 2008 / Feature / David Cole
Arms and the Right Arms and the Right
Two books dissect the contentious, confusing debate over gun control and the frequently misinterpreted Second Amendment.
Apr 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
KBR’s Rape Problem KBR’s Rape Problem
Three women contractors raped in Iraq testify before a Senate committee: why has the Justice Department failed to prosecute crimes like these?
Apr 17, 2008 / Editorial / Karen Houppert