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The Maker of Ohio’s Lethal Injection Drugs Wants Ohio to Stop Killing People With Them

The Maker of Ohio’s Lethal Injection Drugs Wants Ohio to Stop Killing People With Them The Maker of Ohio’s Lethal Injection Drugs Wants Ohio to Stop Killing People With Them

Ohio's official lethal injection cocktail came under fire after a grisly execution in January.

Feb 20, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

What Edward Snowden Leaked Was Nothing Compared to What He Didn’t

What Edward Snowden Leaked Was Nothing Compared to What He Didn’t What Edward Snowden Leaked Was Nothing Compared to What He Didn’t

The revelations of whistleblowers lead us to believe that we know a great deal about the secret world of Washington. This is an illusion.

Feb 20, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

New York Just Became the Largest State to Ban Solitary Confinement for Inmates Under 18

New York Just Became the Largest State to Ban Solitary Confinement for Inmates Under 18 New York Just Became the Largest State to Ban Solitary Confinement for Inmates Under 18

The agreement also includes a ban on the use of solitary confinement to discipline pregnant inmates.

Feb 19, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Stephen Cohen: In Kiev, We Can’t Ignore the Fascist Minority

Stephen Cohen: In Kiev, We Can’t Ignore the Fascist Minority Stephen Cohen: In Kiev, We Can’t Ignore the Fascist Minority

This week, Nation contributing editor Stephen Cohen appeared on the John Batchelor Show and The O'Reilly Factor to discuss the geopolitical stakes of the unrest ...

Feb 19, 2014 / Press Room

What’s Wrong With the Comcast/Time Warner Merger

What’s Wrong With the Comcast/Time Warner Merger What’s Wrong With the Comcast/Time Warner Merger

If it’s not blocked, a single corporation will be able to dictate digital communications and media content for decades to come.

Feb 19, 2014 / The Editors

Why Woody Allen Deserves the Benefit of the Doubt

Why Woody Allen Deserves the Benefit of the Doubt Why Woody Allen Deserves the Benefit of the Doubt

A society hot for punishment is quick to play judge and jury. But there’s nothing feminist or radical about pretending to know the truth.

Feb 19, 2014 / JoAnn Wypijewski

Whodunit? Liberals!

Whodunit? Liberals! Whodunit? Liberals!

From celebrity deaths to the crisis of the middle class, it’s all their fault.

Feb 19, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

Freelance Stop-and-Shoot

Freelance Stop-and-Shoot Freelance Stop-and-Shoot

The murder of Jordan Davis—like that of Renisha McBride, Trayvon Martin and so many others—reflects a racist culture in which the black body is considered fair game.

Feb 19, 2014 / Column / Gary Younge

Sochi 2014: Where Pussy Riot Gets Whipped by Cossacks

Sochi 2014: Where Pussy Riot Gets Whipped by Cossacks Sochi 2014: Where Pussy Riot Gets Whipped by Cossacks

In a sickening display, Putin’s security forces unleash barbarism as a stark warning to others.

Feb 19, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Sochi Unofficially Bans Protest (Unless You’re an American Homophobe)

Sochi Unofficially Bans Protest (Unless You’re an American Homophobe) Sochi Unofficially Bans Protest (Unless You’re an American Homophobe)

The brief detention of Pussy Riot members is only the latest in a series of oppressive arrests at this Olympics.

Feb 18, 2014 / Alec Luhn

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