The Hyde Amendment Punishes Poor Women—and It’s Bad for the Economy

The 40-year-old ban on public funding for abortion is not just a burden on individual women.

Kate Bahn and Jamila Taylor

A New Graphic Novel Portrays an Iconic Radical Lawyer as the Superhero He Always Was

From the Chicago Eight to the Cuban Five, Leonard Weinglass dedicated his life to protecting the right to dissent.

Sarah Kunstler

There Are People in Jail Right Now Because They Don’t Have $500

“People are here because they are poor, and it’s a perpetual cycle.”

The Nation

It’s Time for Newspapers to Abandon Unsigned Editorials

Let those making the arguments take personal responsibility for their positions.

Eric Alterman

A Growing Grassroots Movement in Mexico Is Resisting the US-Backed Drug War

Citizens are protesting disappearances, searching mass graves, and demanding an end to impunity.

Dawn Paley

Colin Kaepernick Has a Right to Hate Both Candidates

He’s been upsetting conservatives for weeks—and now he is upsetting liberals, too.

Dave Zirin

Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff

Madoff only scammed his rich clients. Trump could scam us all.

Nomi Prins

Can These Pornographers End ‘MILFs,’ ‘Teens,’ and ‘Thugs’?

Porn may never be the same.

Natasha Lennard

The 14-Minute ‘60 Minutes’ Infomercial for Cold War

The viewer is left with the impression that the rising threat of a nuclear war is an entirely Russian problem.

Adam H. Johnson

Transparency

Calvin Trillin