Facts Are Stupid Things Facts Are Stupid Things
Reed on fact-checking in the new, old-fashioned way, and the mail.
Dec 22, 2011 / Eric Alterman
Access Blocked to Bradley Manning’s Hearing Access Blocked to Bradley Manning’s Hearing
Bans on recording devices and Internet access and other arbitrary rules are preventing the public from witnessing this historic trial.
Dec 22, 2011 / Rainey Reitman
Unlawful Detention on US Soil Unlawful Detention on US Soil
Communication Management Units, the highly restrictive prisons holding mostly Arab and Muslim men, continue to operate outside the law, with no oversight.
Dec 22, 2011 / Alia Malek
Thomas Friedman Is On to the Next ‘Bubble Fantasy’ Thomas Friedman Is On to the Next ‘Bubble Fantasy’
That Friedman’s self-serving feints at the truth still earn him a place of high journalistic regard is a sad commentary on the profession.
Dec 22, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Remembering Hitchens Remembering Hitchens
“Christopher had a twenty-five-year adventure with The Nation that I hope was as rewarding for him as it was for us, despite the political collisions.”
Dec 22, 2011 / Victor Navasky
Disgrace: On Marc Hauser Disgrace: On Marc Hauser
A case of scientific misconduct at Harvard.
Dec 21, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Charles Gross
The Santa Claus Test The Santa Claus Test
Today, neither the press nor government has the authority to validate little Virginia's belief in miracles.
Dec 21, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Jon Wiener’s Five Worst Political Books of 2011 Jon Wiener’s Five Worst Political Books of 2011
The Nation's Jon Wiener weighs in with a personal list of the year's worst political books.
Dec 21, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Redefining Secure Communities Redefining Secure Communities
An increasing number of local coalitions are teaming up to oppose the controversial immigration enforcement program.
Dec 21, 2011 / Chris Strunk and Helga Leitner
Politifact Peddles Falsehood About Ryan Plan to Privatize Medicare Politifact Peddles Falsehood About Ryan Plan to Privatize Medicare
Politifact declared Democrats’ complaint that Republicans voted to end Medicare the biggest lie of the year. But the Ryan budget the House GOP passed would end Medicare. ...
Dec 20, 2011 / Ben Adler