What Does Millions in Lobbying Money Buy? Five Congresspeople in the Pocket of the Private Prison Industry What Does Millions in Lobbying Money Buy? Five Congresspeople in the Pocket of the Private Prison Industry
Should these congresspeople really be making decisions on immigration reform when they've taken so much money from the corporations who stand to gain from stricter enforcement ...
Feb 27, 2013 / Lee Fang and Francis Reynolds
How Private Prisons Game the Immigration System How Private Prisons Game the Immigration System
With huge profits at stake, CCA and the Geo Group are pushing discreetly for enforcement-heavy immigration reform.
Feb 27, 2013 / Lee Fang
Challenging Georgia’s Ban on Undocumented Students Challenging Georgia’s Ban on Undocumented Students
As the national debate on comprehensive immigration reform heats up, Georgia activists are fighting racist state-level policy.
Feb 27, 2013 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers and StudentNation
Rahm on the Ropes Rahm on the Ropes
New polling suggests Rahm Emanuel isn't playing in Chicago. Here's why—and why the national media should pay attention.
Feb 27, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein
Voters Send a Loud Anti-NRA Message Voters Send a Loud Anti-NRA Message
Robin Kelly's resounding victory in Illinois' special election for US House is a blow to pro-gun hawks nationwide.
Feb 27, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
John Nichols: Sequestration’s Zombie Economics John Nichols: Sequestration’s Zombie Economics
Nation writer John Nichols appears on Democracy Now! to discuss the myths and realities of the impending “sequestration.”
Feb 26, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Did a Contribution to Obama’s Inaugural Win a Crucial Nuclear Loan Guarantee? Did a Contribution to Obama’s Inaugural Win a Crucial Nuclear Loan Guarantee?
A major utility gave the president $100,000 and shortly thereafter got some great news—what’s going on?
Feb 26, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick
What Is Alabama’s Problem With the Voting Rights Act? What Is Alabama’s Problem With the Voting Rights Act?
The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in a case that could gut the historic law. To understand where this is going, it’s crucial to know how we got here.
Feb 26, 2013 / Voting Rights Watch / Voting Rights Watch
Handcuffing 7-Year-Olds Won’t Make Schools Safer Handcuffing 7-Year-Olds Won’t Make Schools Safer
After Newtown, policy-makers are making schools more like prisons—at the expense of those they should be protecting.
Feb 26, 2013 / Chase Madar
The Human Costs of Sequester The Human Costs of Sequester
Rather than obsessing over a deficit boogie man, we should be putting financially battered Americans back to work.
Feb 26, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel