Dr. Joycelyn Elders: Marijuana, Masturbation and Medicine Dr. Joycelyn Elders: Marijuana, Masturbation and Medicine
Dr. Joycelyn Elders was the first African-American surgeon general of the US, and she's come out in favor of legalizing marijuana. We spoke to her about that, about Christine ...
Oct 20, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Problems, Then and Now Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Problems, Then and Now
Ginni Thomas called Anita Hill soon after the Times reported that Thomas's organization had accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in untraceable contributions. Did this accusat...
Oct 20, 2010 / Bruce Shapiro
Lawless Courts Lawless Courts
Immigration judges who flagrantly disregard the law are sheltered by a secretive system.
Oct 20, 2010 / Feature / Jacqueline Stevens
Commentary: Betsy Reed on Lou Dobbs’s Immigration Contradictions Commentary: Betsy Reed on Lou Dobbs’s Immigration Contradictions
All the attention given to Dobbs's hypocrisy risks obscuring the deeper lesson to learn from this case: that undocumented workers are so thoroughly woven into the fabric of our e...
Oct 19, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Learning From Lou Dobbs’s Hypocrisy Learning From Lou Dobbs’s Hypocrisy
Fighting for the labor rights of undocumented workers will improve the working conditions for all Americans, argues Isabel Macdonald in the Guardian.
Oct 19, 2010 / Press Room
Leave ‘Em in the Locker Room Leave ‘Em in the Locker Room
Professional athletes make lousy public officials.
Oct 19, 2010 / Robert Lipsyte
The “Privilege” of Being a Student at a Corporate University The “Privilege” of Being a Student at a Corporate University
Debates about bonuses, endowments, and financial aid is not one of numbers and budgets—but of values.
Oct 19, 2010 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky
Islam on Trial Islam on Trial
The opportunity for Muslims and non-Muslims to function in a peaceful, democratic co-existence is not a far-fetched dream.
Oct 19, 2010 / StudentNation / Maria Kari
In the NFL, the Violence Comes to a Head In the NFL, the Violence Comes to a Head
As players fall to concussions at an alarming rate, the question has to be asked: when will fans say enough?
Oct 19, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Obama Is Wrong, the Republicans Are Right (Updated) Obama Is Wrong, the Republicans Are Right (Updated)
The Obama administration appeals an injunction blocking "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Gay and lesbian Republicans object. The Republicans—at least these Republicans...
Oct 18, 2010 / John Nichols