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What I Learned From Breaking the Law

What I Learned From Breaking the Law What I Learned From Breaking the Law

In 1971, I helped burglarize an FBI office and leaked documents that exposed J. Edgar Hoover’s abuses of power. Here’s what that experience taught me.

Mar 3, 2015 / John Raines

We Need a Leader With a Superiority Complex

We Need a Leader With a Superiority Complex We Need a Leader With a Superiority Complex

If you don’t think we’re better than the rest of the planet, what are you doing in office?

Mar 3, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Why Americans Don’t Care About Prison Rape

Why Americans Don’t Care About Prison Rape Why Americans Don’t Care About Prison Rape

And what happens when the problem escapes from behind bars.

Mar 2, 2015 / Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig

The Koch Cash Behind the Latest Attack on Obamacare

The Koch Cash Behind the Latest Attack on Obamacare The Koch Cash Behind the Latest Attack on Obamacare

The Supreme Court will once again examine the Affordable Care Act—and the Kochs’ deep-seated connections might influence the gavel.

Mar 2, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Passing of Three Interconnected Icons: Earl Lloyd, Minnie Minoso and Anthony Mason

The Passing of Three Interconnected Icons: Earl Lloyd, Minnie Minoso and Anthony Mason The Passing of Three Interconnected Icons: Earl Lloyd, Minnie Minoso and Anthony Mason

The last week has seen the deaths of three sports trailblazers who in different ways brought us all closer together.

Mar 2, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Department of Justice To Fund Research On Campus Sex Assault Policies

Department of Justice To Fund Research On Campus Sex Assault Policies Department of Justice To Fund Research On Campus Sex Assault Policies

The US Department of Justice seeks answers in the wake of a nation-wide sexual assault epidemic on college campuses.

Mar 2, 2015 / StudentNation / Jessie Qian

It Would Cost Just 5 Cents More Per Plane Ticket to Get Airport Catering Workers Some Decent Healthcare

It Would Cost Just 5 Cents More Per Plane Ticket to Get Airport Catering Workers Some Decent Healthcare It Would Cost Just 5 Cents More Per Plane Ticket to Get Airport Catering Workers Some Decent Healthcare

They’ve joined the growing airport workers' movement for an end to back-breaking work and paltry benefits.

Feb 27, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part IV, From the Ban on Segregation in Housing to Freedom for Nelson Mandela

Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part IV, From the Ban on Segregation in Housing to Freedom for Nelson Mandela Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part IV, From the Ban on Segregation in Housing to Freedom for Nelson Mandela

A multimedia timeline presenting the history of the struggle for racial justice, from 1968 to 1990.

Feb 27, 2015 / The Nation

There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying

There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying

Magical thinking may forever protect him.

Feb 27, 2015 / Leslie Savan

Why Is the US Still Spending Billions to Fund Mexico’s Corrupt Drug War?

Why Is the US Still Spending Billions to Fund Mexico’s Corrupt Drug War? Why Is the US Still Spending Billions to Fund Mexico’s Corrupt Drug War?

Washington is providing equipment and training to compromised agencies—at the same time that it’s tracking their close ties to organized crime.

Feb 27, 2015 / Jesse Franzblau

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