Protest Greets the International AIDS Conference in DC Protest Greets the International AIDS Conference in DC
With the return of the largest global AIDS conference to the US after a two decade absence, marginalized groups are still fighting for a seat at the table.
Jul 24, 2012 / Melissa Gira Grant
Five Crazy Attempts to Weaken Federal Gun Laws Five Crazy Attempts to Weaken Federal Gun Laws
Aurora isn’t likely to strengthen our gun laws. In fact, our existing gun laws are poised to get much weaker.
Jul 23, 2012 / George Zornick
Kamala Harris, Protecting and Serving the 99 Percent Kamala Harris, Protecting and Serving the 99 Percent
When it comes to defending homeowners from the big banks, the California attorney general is on a roll.
Jul 23, 2012 / Sasha Abramsky
Alexander Cockburn: The Best of ‘Beat the Devil’ Alexander Cockburn: The Best of ‘Beat the Devil’
Some of our favorites from nearly thirty years of his Nation column.
Jul 23, 2012 / Alexander Cockburn
Low-Income Older Women Will Be Worst Hit if States Don’t Expand Medicaid Low-Income Older Women Will Be Worst Hit if States Don’t Expand Medicaid
This vulnerable group could be left high and dry just when they should be trying to save for retirement.
Jul 23, 2012 / Bryce Covert
How to Out a Rapist How to Out a Rapist
Young women create their own justice using social media.
Jul 23, 2012 / Jessica Valenti
Why the NCAA’s Sanctions on Penn State Are Just Dead Wrong Why the NCAA’s Sanctions on Penn State Are Just Dead Wrong
Today's extrajudicial move by the NCAA will effect people far beyond Penn State.
Jul 23, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Michele Bachmann’s McCarthyite Witch Hunt Against Muslims, ‘Sharia Law’ Michele Bachmann’s McCarthyite Witch Hunt Against Muslims, ‘Sharia Law’
Senator McCain slams the Minnesota kook.
Jul 23, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Week: Alexander Cockburn, 1941–2012. PLUS: Six Facts About Colorado’s Gun Laws. This Week: Alexander Cockburn, 1941–2012. PLUS: Six Facts About Colorado’s Gun Laws.
We're deeply saddened by loss of longtime Nation columnist Alexander Cockburn. Plus, Washington reporter George Zornick examines Colorado’s gun laws, Richard Kim breaks down ...
Jul 21, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Alexander Cockburn and the Radical Power of the Word Alexander Cockburn and the Radical Power of the Word
Alex, who has died at the age of 71, believed to the end in the necessity of information and insight as essential elements of an activism that would begin the world over again.
Jul 21, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols