Justice for Black Trans Women: An Interview With Laverne Cox Justice for Black Trans Women: An Interview With Laverne Cox
“Far too often trans women don’t have justice,” transgender television star Laverne Cox tells The Nation. “I’m obviously not one for locking people up...
Jun 3, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
Turn the NRA’s Weapon Against It Turn the NRA’s Weapon Against It
The right’s long, assiduous and destructive march through the courts and the court of public opinion has, perversely, illuminated a path forward for their opponents.
Jun 3, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Does Homeland Security’s Tough New Screening Process Put Asylum Seekers at Risk? Does Homeland Security’s Tough New Screening Process Put Asylum Seekers at Risk?
A heightened credible fear standard would particularly impact immigrants who are detained at the border and subjected to “expedited removal."
Jun 3, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
How We Learned That the Government Was Watching Us How We Learned That the Government Was Watching Us
Glenn Greenwald’s No Place to Hide chronicles the publication of secret NSA files that reshaped global conversations about government surveillance.
Jun 3, 2014 / Betty Medsger
Misogyny, Guns and Their Lethal Confluence Misogyny, Guns and Their Lethal Confluence
Unsurprisingly, men’s rights advocates learned nothing from the Isla Vista shooting.
Jun 3, 2014 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
At Last, US Border Agency Releases Critical Report of Deadly Force Practices At Last, US Border Agency Releases Critical Report of Deadly Force Practices
US Customs and Border Protection revised its use-of-force guidelines to comply with recommendations from an independent report.
Jun 2, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
Since When Does Free Speech Require Students to Stay Quiet? Since When Does Free Speech Require Students to Stay Quiet?
Former UC-Berkeley chancellor Robert Birgeneau characterizes words as violent but shrugs his shoulders at the very real violence committed against his own students and faculty.
Jun 2, 2014 / StudentNation / Sam Warren and StudentNation
‘And Still We Rise’: Palestinian Soccer Stands Tall ‘And Still We Rise’: Palestinian Soccer Stands Tall
For the first time in its eighty-six-year existence, the Palestinian national team has qualified for a major international tournament.
Jun 2, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
#YesAllWomen Changes the Story of the Isla Vista Massacre #YesAllWomen Changes the Story of the Isla Vista Massacre
The struggle over the meaning of one man’s killing spree may prove to be a watershed moment in the history of feminism.
Jun 2, 2014 / Rebecca Solnit
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 6/6/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 6/6/2014?
This week: nerdfighters, mansplainers, and defenders of the Internet.
Jun 1, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation