Despite SCOTUS Ban, 15 States Still Have Not Passed Laws Ending Mandatory Life Without Parole for Juveniles Despite SCOTUS Ban, 15 States Still Have Not Passed Laws Ending Mandatory Life Without Parole for Juveniles
Two years after the Supreme Court ruled the practice unconstitutional, many states are still able to send children to die in prison without recourse.
Jun 25, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
The Chairman of the Largest Private Company in America Just Told the 1 Percent to Worry About Climate Change The Chairman of the Largest Private Company in America Just Told the 1 Percent to Worry About Climate Change
But will Greg Page’s call to arms influence business leaders? Or the Republicans his firm donates to?
Jun 25, 2014 / Robert S. Eshelman
How Connecticut’s Smart New Pension Plan Can Prevent Poverty in Retirement How Connecticut’s Smart New Pension Plan Can Prevent Poverty in Retirement
Connecticut just passed a law to begin creating a public retirement system for private-sector workers.
Jun 25, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Where Are the GOP Supporters of Voting Rights? Where Are the GOP Supporters of Voting Rights?
One year after the Supreme Court gutted the VRA, few Republicans have signed on to a legislative solution.
Jun 25, 2014 / Ari Berman
What Democrats Can Learn From Thad Cochran: Turnout, Turnout, Turnout! What Democrats Can Learn From Thad Cochran: Turnout, Turnout, Turnout!
An embattled senator focused on increasing participation—especially by voters worried about austerity cuts—and won.
Jun 25, 2014 / John Nichols
We’ve Been Living in ‘1984’ Since 1921 We’ve Been Living in ‘1984’ Since 1921
That was when the Bureau of Investigation—the forerunner of today’s FBI—first opened a file on the magazine.
Jun 25, 2014 / David Cole
What the Right Misses About Islamic Extremism: A Conversation With Saba Ahmed What the Right Misses About Islamic Extremism: A Conversation With Saba Ahmed
Last week Saba Ahmed became yet another Muslim punching bag for the right, who refuse to listen to her game-changing plan to fight extremism.
Jun 25, 2014 / Hannah Harris Green
Syria Joins War in Iraq on US Side, Even as US Battles Syrian Government in Syria Syria Joins War in Iraq on US Side, Even as US Battles Syrian Government in Syria
The Iraq-Syria civil clearly befuddles Washington—but not Tehran.
Jun 25, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Supreme Court Issues a Forceful Ruling for Privacy in the Digital Age Supreme Court Issues a Forceful Ruling for Privacy in the Digital Age
The Court went to surprising lengths to affirm the idea that technological change demands a reconsideration of legal precedent—an assertion that could have significant implications...
Jun 25, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Can a Free Press Flourish Behind Bars? Can a Free Press Flourish Behind Bars?
For 127 years, prison newspapers have struggled to speak truth to the outside world.
Jun 25, 2014 / Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche