Law

Mayor to Judge: Drop Dead Mayor to Judge: Drop Dead

New York State Supreme Court Justice Emily Jane Goodman's rulings regularly raise hackles, but now Mayor Bloomberg is getting in on the act.

Feb 16, 2011 / Katha Pollitt

Ramona Steps Down Ramona Steps Down

Ramona Ripston, who is stepping down after forty years as the head of the ACLU of Southern California, transformed the meaning of civil liberties.

Feb 11, 2011 / Jon Wiener

A Reply to The Atlantic’s Wendy Kaminer A Reply to The Atlantic’s Wendy Kaminer

I don’t begrudge Wendy Kaminer her determination to defend Citizens United. But I do wish that she would come up with her own arguments for why she thinks the justices were...

Feb 10, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Army’s Mental Health Care Failed Bradley Manning Army’s Mental Health Care Failed Bradley Manning

The uprisings in Egypt have inspired all sorts of people, including Private Bradley Manning, the young man being held in solitary confinement in Quantico, accused of being the sour...

Feb 4, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

The Comcast/NBC Merger Is a Citizens’ Issue The Comcast/NBC Merger Is a Citizens’ Issue

The Comcast/NBC Universal merger has wide implications for all citizens.

Jan 31, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

The Comcast/NBC Merger Is a Citizens’ Issue The Comcast/NBC Merger Is a Citizens’ Issue

The Comcast/NBC Universal merger has wide implications for all citizens.

Jan 31, 2011 / Audio / Press Room

New York City to Disabled: Take a Hike New York City to Disabled: Take a Hike

The city's Taxi and Limousine Commission plans to approve even more inaccessible taxis.

Jan 21, 2011 / Jesse Lemisch

Stealing the Constitution

Stealing the Constitution Stealing the Constitution

Inside the right's campaign to hijack our country's founding text—and how to fight back.

Jan 20, 2011 / Feature / Garrett Epps

Guantánamos Here at Home

Guantánamos Here at Home Guantánamos Here at Home

Bradley Manning is not the only person in the US held in pretrial solitary confinement. For many facing terrorism charges, it has become standard procedure.

Jan 20, 2011 / Editorial / Sally Eberhardt and Jeanne Theoharis

Undoing the ‘Citizens United’ Damage

Undoing the ‘Citizens United’ Damage Undoing the ‘Citizens United’ Damage

John Roberts and his allies overreached so brazenly that they have created an opening for genuine reform.

Jan 19, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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