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Will a Texas Teenager’s False Confession Keep Him in Prison for Life? Will a Texas Teenager’s False Confession Keep Him in Prison for Life?

Daniel Villegas was 16 when he confessed to a double murder en El Paso. But almost 20 years later, he insists he's innocent, and the evidence backs him up.

Apr 10, 2013 / Jordan Smith

Madness in the Method: On ‘Homeland’

Madness in the Method: On ‘Homeland’ Madness in the Method: On ‘Homeland’

Afflicted with a mental disorder, Carrie Mathison is an unlikely American hero, and seems a bad bet besides.

Apr 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Miriam Markowitz

‘It Happens At All Bases, All Branches’: An Interview with the Makers of ‘The Invisible War’

‘It Happens At All Bases, All Branches’: An Interview with the Makers of ‘The Invisible War’ ‘It Happens At All Bases, All Branches’: An Interview with the Makers of ‘The Invisible War’

Director Kirby Dick and producer Amy Ziering tell The Nation what the military can do to prevent sexual assault.

Apr 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Anna Simonton

Foreclosure Review Report Shows That the OCC Continues to Bury Wall Street’s Bodies

Foreclosure Review Report Shows That the OCC Continues to Bury Wall Street’s Bodies Foreclosure Review Report Shows That the OCC Continues to Bury Wall Street’s Bodies

A GAO examination of the Independent Foreclosure Review reveals massive levels of incompetence and negligence.

Apr 10, 2013 / Alexis Goldstein

The GOP-Fox Circus Act

The GOP-Fox Circus Act The GOP-Fox Circus Act

Post Election Day, is the network's huge audience tuning out?

Apr 10, 2013 / Feature / Reed Richardson

Media, Activism and Sports: The Nation at the National Conference for Media Reform

Media, Activism and Sports: The Nation at the National Conference for Media Reform Media, Activism and Sports: The Nation at the National Conference for Media Reform

What is "independent media," and why is it so important?

Apr 10, 2013 / Press Room

The Marriage Con

The Marriage Con The Marriage Con

Society keeps telling women that marriage is for their benefit, but we know better.

Apr 10, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Here Comes the Gun Bill: What’s In It?

Here Comes the Gun Bill: What’s In It? Here Comes the Gun Bill: What’s In It?

Everything you need to know about the gun control package being debated this week, including what might get weakened. 

Apr 9, 2013 / George Zornick

My So-Called ‘Post-Feminist’ Life in Arts and Letters

My So-Called ‘Post-Feminist’ Life in Arts and Letters My So-Called ‘Post-Feminist’ Life in Arts and Letters

Slut-shaming, name-calling and no respect: welcome to life in literary America for a twenty-first-century female author.

Apr 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Deborah Copaken Kogan

Dave Zirin: When Will Homophobia in Big-Money Sports End?

Dave Zirin: When Will Homophobia in Big-Money Sports End? Dave Zirin: When Will Homophobia in Big-Money Sports End?

Now-former Rutgers coach Mike Rice is just the tip of a homophobic iceberg. What'll it take to melt it away?

Apr 9, 2013 / Press Room

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