Slide Show: 18 Disturbing Things We Wouldn’t Know Without WikiLeaks Slide Show: 18 Disturbing Things We Wouldn’t Know Without WikiLeaks
Jan 14, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Obama’s DOJ Continues Battle Against Same-Sex Marriage Obama’s DOJ Continues Battle Against Same-Sex Marriage
Yes, it’s 2011, but Obama’s Department of Justice is still fighting to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law that defines marriage as being the legal union o...
Jan 14, 2011 / The Notion / Nancy Goldstein
Glenn Beck’s Campaign Against Frances Fox Piven Glenn Beck’s Campaign Against Frances Fox Piven
In the wake of the tragedy in Arizona, professor and Nation writer Frances Fox Piven joins Democracy Now! to address Glenn Beck's campaign against her and the violent threat...
Jan 14, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Glenn Beck’s Campaign Against Frances Fox Piven Glenn Beck’s Campaign Against Frances Fox Piven
In the wake of the tragedy in Arizona, professor and Nation writer Frances Fox Piven joins Democracy Now! to address Glenn Beck's campaign against her and the violent threats ...
Jan 14, 2011 / Video / Democracy Now!
Nation Conversations: Wendell Potter on the Health Insurance Industry’s Lock on Congress Nation Conversations: Wendell Potter on the Health Insurance Industry’s Lock on Congress
As Republicans gear up to challenge Obama's healthcare reform legislation, former insurance executive Potter explains how the move to repeal is a smokescreen for the health insuran...
Jan 14, 2011 / Audio / The Nation
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
This day in history, Alan Lomax and a message from Gershom Gorenberg.
Jan 14, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Antichoice at the End of Life Antichoice at the End of Life
Just after Christmas, the "death panel" meme was resurrected by healthcare opponents who worked the same network that has been fighting legal abortion since the 1970s.
Jan 13, 2011 / Ann Neumann
Varieties of Hatred Varieties of Hatred
The violence of political rhetoric, upcoming films and the mail.
Jan 13, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Tragedy in Arizona Tragedy in Arizona
The shootings underscore that a strong social compact is the only real route to safety.
Jan 13, 2011 / Editorial / The Editors
Debating ‘Citizens United’ Debating ‘Citizens United’
Was the Supreme Court's infamous decision a desecration, or only what the Constitution requires? A First Amendment scholar and civil liberties advocate debate.
Jan 13, 2011 / Feature / Floyd Abrams and Burt Neuborne