Crime

2009

A Culture War Casualty

Eyal Press : Reproductive Rights

Barnett Slepian was the last abortion provider to be gunned down in America, in 1998--until George Tiller.
The Killer Complicity of Fox News

Countdown : Fox News Network

Has Bill O'Reilly finally gone too far? MSNBC's Keith Olbermann links the murder of Dr. George Tiller to Fox News.
Domestic Terror and The Death of Dr. Tiller

GRIT TV : Reproductive Rights

A look at the media's response to Dr. George Tiller's murder and what pro-choice organizations need to do moving forward.
George Tiller: Casualty of the Culture Wars?

Eyal Press : Reproductive Rights

It's too early to say whether the murder of a Kansas abortion provider will trigger another wave of a type of violence last seen in the 1990s. It is not too early to be struck by the parallels.
A Killing in Kansas

John Nichols : Reproductive Rights

Prochoice groups declared Monday a national day of mourning following the murder of Dr. George Tiller, a provider of late-term abortions who was long a target of antiabortion zealots.
Global Crime Wave?

Michael T. Klare : U.S. Economy

In this global economic meltdown, with fifty million people potentially losing their jobs by the end of this year, one beneficiary will likely by crime syndicates.
New Orleans: Victims and Vigilantes

The Nation Institute : Video

Both the perpetrators and victims of violent attacks in the wake of Hurricane Katrina share their stories in vivid detail.

KBR's Rape Problem

Karen Houppert

Three women contractors raped in Iraq testify before a Senate committee: why has the Justice Department failed to prosecute crimes like these?
On the Books

Ted Conover : Non-Fiction

A "rogue sociologist" gains unprecedented insight on the day-to-day workings of a Chicago gang.

Shots in the Dark

Gary Younge : Racism & Discrimination

When guns claim lives where any middle-class child might be, America mourns. But in barrios, projects and trailer parks, it's as if the crime never happened.
Here Comes Another 'Crime Wave'

Alexander Cockburn : Iraq War

Will any candidate have the fortitude to link America's crimes abroad with crime at home?
In Lieu of Flowers

Billy Sothern : New Orleans

Mourning a slain young mother in New Orleans, the only way to dignify her death is to try to create real justice here.

The Fight to Save Stanley Tookie Williams

Dave Zirin : Jails & Prisons

As the clock ticks down to former gang leader Stanley Tookie Williiams's scheduled execution on December 13, football great Jim Brown is helping lead the fight to convince Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to grant clemency.