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Should We Impeach Chief Justice John Roberts?

Should We Impeach Chief Justice John Roberts? Should We Impeach Chief Justice John Roberts?

The Roberts Court's announcement that it will hear another legal challenge that threatens to disable and perhaps destroy the new healthcare system has the distinct odor of politica...

Nov 19, 2014 / William Greider

How a Strange, Secretive, Cult-like Company Is Waging Legal War Against Journalists How a Strange, Secretive, Cult-like Company Is Waging Legal War Against Journalists

The lawsuit filed by the NXIVM company against a Vanity Fair writer and a local reporter invokes the same computer hacking law used against Aaron Swartz. 

Nov 18, 2014 / William D. Cohan

Beyond the Drug Raids: Why the Feds Are Fed Up With the NFL

Beyond the Drug Raids: Why the Feds Are Fed Up With the NFL Beyond the Drug Raids: Why the Feds Are Fed Up With the NFL

The prescription drug abuse enabled by NFL teams is only the latest issue that has the federal government ready to breach the political moat that has long surrounded the world of f...

Nov 18, 2014 / Dave Zirin

What Sexual Harassment?

What Sexual Harassment? What Sexual Harassment?

Surely there's no harm in giving someone a compliment?

Nov 17, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

Post-Midterm Political Coverage of GOP Extremism Fits the Definition of Media Absurdity

Post-Midterm Political Coverage of GOP Extremism Fits the Definition of Media Absurdity Post-Midterm Political Coverage of GOP Extremism Fits the Definition of Media Absurdity

Eric on this week in concerts and new music releases and Reed on how the mainstream press is always trying to tell the same (false) story about the Republican Party.

Nov 17, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

This Will Make You Think Twice About Getting That Manicure

This Will Make You Think Twice About Getting That Manicure This Will Make You Think Twice About Getting That Manicure

Could the chemicals in beauty products be causing long-term health problems for salon workers?

Nov 17, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Two Detroits, Separate and Unequal

Two Detroits, Separate and Unequal Two Detroits, Separate and Unequal

The Detroit of wealthy enclaves and private guards looks nothing like the other Detroit, which is becoming more uninhabitable every day.

Nov 17, 2014 / Laura Gottesdiener

This Mass Grave Isn’t the Mass Grave You Have Been Looking For

This Mass Grave Isn’t the Mass Grave You Have Been Looking For This Mass Grave Isn’t the Mass Grave You Have Been Looking For

Mass graves are being found everywhere in Mexico, but none of them contain the missing forty-three student-activists. 

Nov 17, 2014 / Greg Grandin

New NBA Union Chief Michele Roberts Slams the League’s Old Labor Practices

New NBA Union Chief Michele Roberts Slams the League’s Old Labor Practices New NBA Union Chief Michele Roberts Slams the League’s Old Labor Practices

You don't become the first woman elected to head a men’s sports union by playing nice.

Nov 17, 2014 / Dave Zirin

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 11/13/14?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 11/13/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 11/13/14?

What are interns reading for the week of 11/13/14?

Nov 14, 2014 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation

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