Calvin Trillin
Seeking balance on the scales of justice.
Calvin Trillin
Seeking balance on the scales of justice.
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Frank W. Lewis
The Editors The nationalization of General Motors and the offshoring of its jobs are yet another sign that we are moving toward a jobless recovery.
Shane Bauer America has built an elite and lethal counterterrorism force. But who's calling the shots?
Scott Saul Sweet Land of Liberty is a bold, if decidedly underdramatic, rewriting of civil rights history.
VideoNation The Nation's Ari Melber gives varying degrees of success to President Obama's claims of transparency.
Eric Alterman As alleged spy conspiracies go, the case against Izzy is thinner than Paris Hilton.
The Editors
Voting rights for Kuwaiti women; Steve Earle's tribute to Townes Van Zandt; remembering Amos Elon
Ben Ehrenreich In boom and in bust, homeless encampments are a product of inequality and neglect.
Christine Smallwood
A conversation with the author of Fair Use: Notes From Spam about spam, scambaiters and language games.
American News Project The Online Lenders Association tries to whitewash the realities being faced by Americans deeply in debt due to 'payday' loans.
The Ed Show Nation contributor Laura Flanders debates the merits of President Obama's speech directed at the Muslim world.
Eyal Press
Barnett Slepian was the last abortion provider to be gunned down in America, in 1998--until George Tiller.
Eduardo Galeano
From Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone, tales of the Devil and wise women, torturers and the tortured.
Nicholas Guyatt What are the intellectual costs of recasting Lincoln and Darwin into heroes for our troubled times?
Dave Zirin Progressives looking for a team to back in the NBA Finals should steer clear of the Orlando Magic, since their owner, Dick DeVos, is a powerful right-wing zealot.
Daisy Fried
Tim Weiner Will the CIA tell Congress the truth? Would Congress listen if it did?
Alfred W. McCoy With the departure of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney from Washington and the arrival of Barack Obama, it may just be back to the future when it comes to torture policy.
Robert Scheer The head of the FDIC is looking out for taxpayers--and that's why the big guys on Wall Street and their allies in the Obama administration are out to get her.
Brave New Films Exclusive footage from the recent US airstrikes in Afghanistan provides a sobering look at the dire situation on the ground.
Christopher Hayes Grassroots activists take on the banking industry on the question of bankruptcy reform.
GRIT TV President Obama's driving an engine for healthcare reform--what can we do to insure the destination will guarantee quality healthcare for all?
John Nichols It was Tom Paine, ink-stained wretch and citizen of the world, who first roused American patriots to action.
VideoNation Activist Deepak Bhargava discusses the Obama administration's 'stealthy' support for impoverished Americans.
William Greider If Democrats don't stand up to the banking lobby, it's unlikely that necessary and real credit reform will take place.
Tom Hayden A pending amendment to the $100 billion war spending bill also authorizes suppression of hundreds of torture photos. Will MoveOn use its muscle to stand up for progressive principles?
William Greider The biggest names in Wall Street banking are back to business as usual. And if they're wrong in declaring the financial crisis over, the big losers will be President Obama and the American taxpayer.