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Congress Is Still in the Dark About the Extent of Electronic Snooping Congress Is Still in the Dark About the Extent of Electronic Snooping

More than a million requests for cell phone records by law enforcement is just the beginning of the surveillance story.

Jul 20, 2012 / Nancy Goldstein

Colorado Shooter Likely Got Guns With Ease

Colorado Shooter Likely Got Guns With Ease Colorado Shooter Likely Got Guns With Ease

Gun-rights groups have progressively weakened gun laws in Colorado and beyond, and the White House appears uninterested in fighting back. 

Jul 20, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick

The Low Spark of Well-Heeled Boys The Low Spark of Well-Heeled Boys

Eric on Canada and Jimi Hendrix and Reed on Citizens United and the Press.

Jul 20, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman

Thank You, Daily Caller, for Red-Baiting Camp Kinderland Thank You, Daily Caller, for Red-Baiting Camp Kinderland

Let me tell about you some of the things we do at camp that Americans for Limited Government would find subversive.

Jul 20, 2012 / Katie Halper

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/20/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/20/12)

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

Jul 20, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Study Links ‘Racial Resentment’ and Voter ID Support Study Links ‘Racial Resentment’ and Voter ID Support

Race and racism continue to determine your attitudes towards voter ID—and whether you can even get one.

Jul 20, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch

‘We Can’t Afford It’: The Big Lie About Medicaid Expansion ‘We Can’t Afford It’: The Big Lie About Medicaid Expansion

Citing deficit woes, at least six Republican governors say they won’t expand Medicaid. But closing tax breaks and loopholes for the wealthy would more than pay for the expans...

Jul 20, 2012 / Blog / Richard Kim

Chicago’s Dark Legacy of Police Torture Chicago’s Dark Legacy of Police Torture

Illinois has shuttered a commission formed to examine the cases of prisoners who say they were abused under Chicago’s former Police Commander Jon Burge years ago. But a truth...

Jul 19, 2012 / Liliana Segura

Dana Goldstein: Schools Are Not Businesses

Dana Goldstein: Schools Are Not Businesses Dana Goldstein: Schools Are Not Businesses

The classroom and the boardroom are two very different worlds.

Jul 19, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds

The National Security Complex and You The National Security Complex and You

Your security’s a joke (and you’re the butt of it).

Jul 19, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt

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