Letters From the February 26, 2018, Issue Letters From the February 26, 2018, Issue
A rose is a rose is a rose?… Lawyers, yes, but Christian?… Dishonorable mention…
Feb 1, 2018 / Our Readers
Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science? Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science?
A special investigation reveals a disastrous flaw affecting thousands of criminal convictions.
Feb 1, 2018 / Feature / Meehan Crist and Tim Requarth
It’s a Worldwide Trend: More Women Are Being Imprisoned Than Ever Before It’s a Worldwide Trend: More Women Are Being Imprisoned Than Ever Before
As globalization has pushed more women into the labor market, it has also made them more susceptible to criminalization.
Feb 1, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Teachers Are Being Trained to Shoot Their Students Teachers Are Being Trained to Shoot Their Students
But we can’t shoot our way out of America’s gun-violence crisis.
Feb 1, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Was There Anything Actually True in Trump’s State of the Union? Was There Anything Actually True in Trump’s State of the Union?
Harold Meyerson on Trump, and Meehan Crist and Tim Requarth on phony forensics.
Jan 31, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The News Is Breaking The News Is Breaking
Poor reporting and the chaos of social media have put responsible journalism in grave danger.
Jan 31, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
Latinos Are the Key to Taking Back the Senate in 2018 Latinos Are the Key to Taking Back the Senate in 2018
A smart infusion of time and money could flip Arizona, Nevada, and Texas.
Jan 31, 2018 / Steve Phillips
A Conversation With Richard Falk, Part 2 A Conversation With Richard Falk, Part 2
On Israel, Palestine, and his work as a UN special rapporteur.
Jan 31, 2018 / Patrick Lawrence
Trump Is Trying to Deport Her—She’s Attending His State of the Union Trump Is Trying to Deport Her—She’s Attending His State of the Union
Maru Mora Villalpando is one of a dozen activists attending tonight’s speech whose life hang in the balance.
Jan 30, 2018 / Julianne Hing
1989 Was the Year That Brought Us Trump 1989 Was the Year That Brought Us Trump
In present-day Washington, no one can deny that the chickens have come home to roost.
Jan 30, 2018 / Andrew J. Bacevich