Genocide Trial in Kansas Genocide Trial in Kansas
Since the US government prosecuted Nazi war crimes, there have been no criminal prosecutions of genocide here in America—until now.
Apr 14, 2011 / John S. Friedman
Rupert Murdoch’s Watergate Rupert Murdoch’s Watergate
An invasion of privacy scandal threatens the careers to two of Murdoch's top executives and the apparent heir the News Corp. empire.
Apr 14, 2011 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
The Great American Witch Hunt: How Barry Bonds Became a Convicted Felon The Great American Witch Hunt: How Barry Bonds Became a Convicted Felon
Barry Bonds now faces ten years in prison after a trial that was an ugly, abhorrent farce. Witch hunt might be too kind a word.
Apr 14, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Watered Whiskey: James Baldwin’s Uncollected Writings Watered Whiskey: James Baldwin’s Uncollected Writings
The Cross of Redemption tells the story of James Baldwin as a working writer: casual, lax and preachy, but also honest, angry and brilliant.
Apr 13, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Elias Altman
Luis Posada Carriles Acquitted in Texas Luis Posada Carriles Acquitted in Texas
For justice to be served, Attorney José Pertierra says that Posada Carriles ought to be extradited.
Apr 13, 2011 / David Brooks
How to Build a Media Reform Movement How to Build a Media Reform Movement
At the 2011 National Conference for Media Reform, Malkia Cyril calls for a social merger, the consolidation of people's voices, to challenge the moneyed interests which currently...
Apr 12, 2011 / Center for Media Justice
The Crackdown on Bahrain’s Jocks for Justice The Crackdown on Bahrain’s Jocks for Justice
More than 200 Bahraini athletes—all Shi’a Muslims—have been suspended or detained for taking part in anti-government protests.
Apr 11, 2011 / Dave Zirin
In the Next Round of Budget Talks, Big Cuts for Health Research Are Coming In the Next Round of Budget Talks, Big Cuts for Health Research Are Coming
One of the agencies hardest hit by Congress’s 2011 appropriations bill is likely to be the world’s largest investor in biomedical research, the National Institutes of H...
Apr 11, 2011 / Rachel Riederer
From The Archive: Five Pieces by James Baldwin From The Archive: Five Pieces by James Baldwin
The publication of The Cross of Redemption is an occasion to revisit some of the many fine essays and reviews written for The Nation by Baldwin, who was a member of the magazine's...
Apr 11, 2011 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
Title IX Resonates Beyond Yale’s Walls Title IX Resonates Beyond Yale’s Walls
The federal investigation of Yale’s sexual climate will hopefully send a message to all universities and university students that rape will no longer be tolerated or excused. Even ...
Apr 11, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation