The Gore Vidal FBI File The Gore Vidal FBI File
The first page, from 1960s, says Vidal made disparaging remarks about J. Edgar Hoover.
Jul 29, 2013 / Jon Wiener
If You’re Not Singing Along With Scott Walker, You’re Under Arrest If You’re Not Singing Along With Scott Walker, You’re Under Arrest
Wisconsin governor kicks off his 2016 presidential bid by ordering homestate dissenters arrested and ticketed—for singing.
Jul 29, 2013 / John Nichols
Lawmakers Protecting NSA Surveillance Are Awash In Defense Contractor Cash Lawmakers Protecting NSA Surveillance Are Awash In Defense Contractor Cash
MapLight reveals that lawmakers voting against the Amash Amendment are awash in defense contractor money.
Jul 29, 2013 / Lee Fang
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: How Not to Make a Dust Bowl Worse This Week in ‘Nation’ History: How Not to Make a Dust Bowl Worse
The current drought in the Southwest bears echoes of the 1930s, when Nation writers and illustrators evoked what it was like to have “nice hot dust in your nose, eyes, and th...
Jul 27, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Justice Department Goes After Texas’s Discriminatory Voting Laws Justice Department Goes After Texas’s Discriminatory Voting Laws
The federal government announced it would ask a federal court in Texas to subject the state to a pre-clearance regime whenever the tries to change voting laws and practices.
Jul 26, 2013 / Chris Hayes
North Carolina Passes the Country’s Worst Voter Suppression Law North Carolina Passes the Country’s Worst Voter Suppression Law
Move aside Florida, North Carolina is now the new poster child for the war on voting.
Jul 26, 2013 / Ari Berman
This Week in Poverty: Food Policy, EITC Expansion and Financial Security for All This Week in Poverty: Food Policy, EITC Expansion and Financial Security for All
Antipoverty news items from around the country.
Jul 26, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Darrell Issa’s Got a Plan to Put the Postal Service in a Death Spiral Darrell Issa’s Got a Plan to Put the Postal Service in a Death Spiral
“If it is enacted, this bill will lead to the demise of the Postal Service,” says postal workers union.
Jul 26, 2013 / John Nichols
Congressman Adam Schiff’s Plan to Rein In Out-of-Control Secret FISC Courts Congressman Adam Schiff’s Plan to Rein In Out-of-Control Secret FISC Courts
A California congressman is drafting legislation that would introduce an adversarial voice to the secret court governing NSA spying.
Jul 25, 2013 / George Zornick
A Blueprint for the GOP’s Attempt to Sabotage Obamacare A Blueprint for the GOP’s Attempt to Sabotage Obamacare
Republican efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act go well beyond political opposition, from spreading lies to threatening a government shutdown.
Jul 25, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter