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Ryan's Courage (Movements, Death Penalty, Political Figures, Anti-Death Penalty Movement, Society)

"Our capital system is haunted by the demon of error," Illinois Governor
George Ryan said on January 11, clearing his state's death row as his
final act of office.

Bruce Shapiro
Death Penalty Talking Points (Movements, Death Penalty, Anti-Death Penalty Movement, Society)

1. It is morally reprehensible to take a life, and it is especially reprehensible for the state to do so.

The Nation
Rethinking the Death Penalty (Movements, Death Penalty, Anti-Death Penalty Movement, Law, Society)

Politicians and courts are taking their cues from growing public
opposition.

Bruce Shapiro
Tinkering With the Death Machine (Movements, Death Penalty, Anti-Death Penalty Movement, Law, Society)

The essential case for the abolition of capital punishment has long been complete, whether it is argued as an overdue penal reform, as a shield against the arbitrary and the irreparable or as part of the case against "big government."

Christopher Hitchens
Executioners' Swan Song (Movements, Death Penalty, Anti-Death Penalty Movement, Society)

Capital punishment will be one of the defining issues of the coming year.

The Editors
The Life of a Black Man (Movements, Racism and Discrimination, Anti-Death Penalty Movement, Law, Society)

A stay of execution was issued October 26.

Angela Y. Davis, June Jordan and Alice Walker

Blogs

Marching Against the Death Penalty in Texas
Liliana Segura

For family members of death row prisoners, including those who have been executed, gatherings like the March for Abolition are a critical lifeline, and a link to a desperately needed community.

November 16, 2012
Organizing in Troy Davis's Name
Peter Rothberg

After mourning, fight back by helping these four groups redouble their efforts to abolish capital punishment in the US.

September 22, 2011
Top Ten Death Penalty Songs (In Tribute to Troy Davis)
Peter Rothberg

Here's my stab at a list of the top ten songs ever written in opposition to capital punishment.

September 20, 2011
Howard University Protest in Support of Troy Davis
StudentNation

Student involvement in the Troy Davis case has been especially strong.

September 20, 2011
How to Help Troy Davis
Peter Rothberg

Even with just two weeks left, the fight to save Davis' life is winnable.

September 13, 2011
New Lethal Injection Drug Could Amount to Torturing Prisoners to Death
Nation in the News

Facing a shortage of lethal injection drugs, some death penalty states have begun switching up the drug cocktail used in executions—but is this experimentation legal?

May 24, 2011
Oppose the Death Penalty for Troy Davis
Peter Rothberg

Help prevent a wrongful state execution.

June 16, 2010
Whither Capital Punishment
StudentNation

As a seven-month national moratorium on executions comes to an end, where does the student movement against the death penalty go?

September 9, 2008
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