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Have You Ever Met ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán?—and Seven Other Questions for Anabel Hernández

Have You Ever Met ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán?—and Seven Other Questions for Anabel Hernández Have You Ever Met ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán?—and Seven Other Questions for Anabel Hernández

Braving the wrath of traffickers and government officials, Mexican journalist Anabel Hernández has exposed the corruption at the heart of the drug war. She talked to The Nation’s B...

Oct 23, 2013 / Editorial / Betsy Reed

Snowden’s Courage

Snowden’s Courage Snowden’s Courage

He is brilliant, humble and idealistic.

Oct 23, 2013 / Editorial / Jesselyn Radack

Texas Voter ID Law Discriminates Against Women, Students and Minorities

Texas Voter ID Law Discriminates Against Women, Students and Minorities Texas Voter ID Law Discriminates Against Women, Students and Minorities

Texas is a case study in the disastrous consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision that invalidated a key section of the Voting Rights Act.

Oct 23, 2013 / Blog / Ari Berman

Healthcare.gov Sucks, but That’s Not the Real Threat to Obamacare

Healthcare.gov Sucks, but That’s Not the Real Threat to Obamacare Healthcare.gov Sucks, but That’s Not the Real Threat to Obamacare

Ideological resistance to the Medicaid expansion—the heart of the healthcare law—is. 

Oct 23, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Becoming a Witness at Suzanne Lacy’s ‘Between the Door and the Street’

Becoming a Witness at Suzanne Lacy’s ‘Between the Door and the Street’ Becoming a Witness at Suzanne Lacy’s ‘Between the Door and the Street’

At an afternoon of feminist performance art on Brooklyn stoops, eavesdropping was encouraged.

Oct 23, 2013 / Salamishah Tillet

Criminalizing Immigrants Shouldn’t Be a Business Opportunity

Criminalizing Immigrants Shouldn’t Be a Business Opportunity Criminalizing Immigrants Shouldn’t Be a Business Opportunity

But the private prison company GEO Group is making huge profits locking up immigrants who are often guilty only of the crime of being undocumented.

Oct 23, 2013 / Jesse Lava and Sarah Solon

Jim Crow II

Jim Crow II Jim Crow II

A history of the fight for voting rights and the movement to restrict them once again.

Oct 22, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Ari Berman

How VAWA Could’ve Helped Daisy Coleman Get Justice

How VAWA Could’ve Helped Daisy Coleman Get Justice How VAWA Could’ve Helped Daisy Coleman Get Justice

Unfortunately, Justice Rehnquist’s conservative Supreme Court made sure it wouldn't.

Oct 22, 2013 / Jill Filipovic

Lhota Ramps Up Attacks on de Blasio Ahead of Second NYC Mayoral Debate

Lhota Ramps Up Attacks on de Blasio Ahead of Second NYC Mayoral Debate Lhota Ramps Up Attacks on de Blasio Ahead of Second NYC Mayoral Debate

Bill de Blasio and Joe Lhota try to find the right tone for their debate.

Oct 22, 2013 / Blog / Leslie Savan

Meet the Company That Makes Huge Profits From Locking Up Immigrants

Meet the Company That Makes Huge Profits From Locking Up Immigrants Meet the Company That Makes Huge Profits From Locking Up Immigrants

The SAFE Act would turn millions of undocumented immigrants into criminals overnight, a windfall for the private prison industry.

Oct 22, 2013 / Take Action / NationAction

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