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‘Is That You, Baby?’ ‘Is That You, Baby?’

Eric and Reed just do not like this Ryan guy.

Aug 17, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12)

Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Aug 16, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

NYU Law Trustee Funds Justice Institute, Locks Out Workers

NYU Law Trustee Funds Justice Institute, Locks Out Workers NYU Law Trustee Funds Justice Institute, Locks Out Workers

The glaring disjunction between Daniel Straus' deeds and actions have not gone unnoticed, and now the businessman is facing retribution from striking workers and organized students...

Aug 16, 2012 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson

Why Did Ecuador Grant Asylum to Julian Assange? Why Did Ecuador Grant Asylum to Julian Assange?

Sweden’s refusal to provide assurance that it would not extradite the WikiLeaks founder to the United States was an important motivating factor.

Aug 16, 2012 / Kevin Gosztola

The Geopolitics of Asylum

The Geopolitics of Asylum The Geopolitics of Asylum

Ecuador’s refusal to turn Assange over to the British threatens more turmoil between the US and newly independent Latin America.

Aug 16, 2012 / Tom Hayden

Three Reasons the Internet Backlash Worked Against Progressive Car Insurance Three Reasons the Internet Backlash Worked Against Progressive Car Insurance

An insurance giant battles the Internet.

Aug 16, 2012 / Blog / Ari Melber

How the Supreme Court Came to Embrace Strip Searches for Trivial Offenses How the Supreme Court Came to Embrace Strip Searches for Trivial Offenses

The Fourth Amendment was designed to guard against arbitrary governmental authority. That shield has been shattered, leaving our liberty and personal integrity subject to the whi...

Aug 16, 2012 / Herman Schwartz

Paul Ryan Doesn’t Follow Ayn Rand on Civil Liberties Paul Ryan Doesn’t Follow Ayn Rand on Civil Liberties

For all his talk of being guided by the libertarian philosopher, his record is weak on individual freedom. 

Aug 15, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

Partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Wrongly Upheld by Court

Partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Wrongly Upheld by Court Partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Wrongly Upheld by Court

A Pennsylvania Republican judge refuses to block the state's unjust, unnecessary and discriminatory voter ID law.

Aug 15, 2012 / Blog / Ari Berman

What the Affordable Care Act Means for Transgender People

What the Affordable Care Act Means for Transgender People What the Affordable Care Act Means for Transgender People

The healthcare law ushers in a new reality for transgender people, long subjected to outrageous discrimination and disrespect by medical providers.

Aug 14, 2012 / Marisa Carroll

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