Send Karl Rove to Jail
Brave New Films : George W. Bush Administration
This sounds like a dream, doesn't it? Well, it's not. We have a unique opportunity right now to send Karl Rove to jail, but only if we take immediate action.
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More Meddling at Gitmo
Ross Tuttle : Guantanamo Bay
New evidence sheds light on the inappropriate and corrupting influence of Brig. General Thomas Hartmann on the military commissions process.
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The Ongoing Persecution of Sami Al-Arian
Alexander Cockburn : Human Rights & Civil Liberties
The US government's shameful auto-da-fé of Sami Al-Arian enters a new phase.
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Bugliosi v. Bush
Brett Story
The famed prosecutor wants to see the President tried for murder in an American courtroom.
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Polygamists' Kids in Their Own Private Gitmo
Richard Wexler : Civil Rights & Liberties
A mass detention. Vague legal charges. Emotional abuse. Hostile overseers. This isn't Guantánamo--it's Texas. And the victims are children the state wants to protect.
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Washington at War
The Editors
The Petraeus hearings reveal a political class--Democrats and Republicans--trapped in concentric circles of imperial myopia.
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Two Angry Men
Robert Perkinson : Police & Law Enforcement
Beyond the sensationalism and the sound bites, the Duke rape case reveals the perils of unchecked prosecutorial power.
2007
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Questions for Michael Mukasey
Elizabeth Holtzman, Nan Aron, Stephen Gillers, Victor Navasky and others quiz the Attorney General nominee on torture, the Constitution and the fate of Alberto Gonzales.
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Independence Day for Libby
Robert Scheer : George W. Bush
Liberated from having to serve time for his crime, he shares a perch with Bush and Cheney, somewhere high above the law.
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After Willie Horton
Criminal justice reform, absent from the progressive agenda, must be a priority for Democratic candidates.
2006
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State Cops
At a time when the federal government has failed to do its job, state attorneys general are asserting their authority to protect the public interest.
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John Yoo's Tortured Logic
The Berkeley law professor's carte blanche constitutionalism was a gift to the Bush Administration, offering legalistic justifications for lawless behavior.
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Keeping Gideon's Promise
Montana is setting the stage for other states in its push to improve legal representation for the poor and to address the lack of competent public attorneys.
2005
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How to Deter White-Collar Crime
David Feige : White-Collar Crime
Because of spotty enforcement, white-collar criminals are far more likely to get away with their crimes than poor folks.
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Beyond the Pale
Patricia J. Williams : Sex & Sexuality
A closer look at sexual abuse cases makes the questions surrounding them even murkier.
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The 'Ick' Factor: Villains, Veils and Vision
Patricia J. Williams : Sex & Sexuality
While Jackson's trial is appalling, it is not the stuff of ordinary tabloid catharsis.
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A Big Win for Human Rights
Daphne Eviatar : Corporate Responsibility & Accountability
Unocal's settlement with Burmese villagers may spur better corporate conduct.
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Moral Postman
The notion of a moral compass is so politically vexed that it ought to be depicted with its little needle spinning.
2004
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The Right Wing's Drive for 'Tort Reform'
Thanks to damage caps and other measures, victims are often unable to sue.
2001
This week: The Nation's reporter in Georgia talks for the first time about being assaulted by Ossetian paramilitaries. Plus: Dave Zirin recaps the olympic highs and lows, Barbara Crossette considers the future for Pakistan and John Nichols and historian Adele Oltman preview the Democratic Convention in the context of Dr. Martin Luther King's dream. (13mb mp3)
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