The Cops Hate Being Filmed. So Why Are They OK With Body Cameras? The Cops Hate Being Filmed. So Why Are They OK With Body Cameras?
Body cameras have been embraced by the police, even as police attack cop-watch patrols.
Dec 19, 2014 / Raven Rakia
How Should Journalists Cover Sexual Assault? How Should Journalists Cover Sexual Assault?
What responsibilities do journalists have when reporting on sexual assault?
Dec 18, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry
What ‘The Colbert Report’ Taught Us About the Psychology of Conservatives What ‘The Colbert Report’ Taught Us About the Psychology of Conservatives
Instead of trying the key from the outside, as most critics of the right must, Colbert jiggled it from the inside, counterfeit though his key was.
Dec 18, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Whirlwind Deportations Are Depriving Thousands of Migrants of Their Rights—and Some, of Their Lives Whirlwind Deportations Are Depriving Thousands of Migrants of Their Rights—and Some, of Their Lives
A review of the Obama administration's deportation practices reveals flagrant disregard for the law, and even human life.
Dec 17, 2014 / Michelle Chen
The Cleveland Browns’ Andrew Hawkins, #BlackLivesMatter and the Accidental Activist The Cleveland Browns’ Andrew Hawkins, #BlackLivesMatter and the Accidental Activist
Andrew Hawkins was morally compelled to whack the hornets nest that is the Cleveland police union, knowing they would sting.
Dec 17, 2014 / Dave Zirin
A Holiday List You Should Definitely Check Twice A Holiday List You Should Definitely Check Twice
These groups are already making a difference for women, victims of war, disease and violence—but they can do more with your help.
Dec 17, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Why the Torture Report Won’t Change Anything Why the Torture Report Won’t Change Anything
At most, it only further proves the incompatibility of a secret intelligence service and an open democracy.
Dec 16, 2014 / Tim Weiner
The CIA Didn’t Just Torture, It Experimented on Human Beings The CIA Didn’t Just Torture, It Experimented on Human Beings
Reframing the CIA’s interrogation techniques as a violation of scientific and medical ethics may be the best way to achieve accountability.
Dec 16, 2014 / Lisa Hajjar
If Black Lives Mattered… If Black Lives Mattered…
Valuing all lives equally would transform how we respond to the climate crisis.
Dec 16, 2014 / Column / Naomi Klein
Mass Incarceration’s Collateral Damage: The Children Left Behind Mass Incarceration’s Collateral Damage: The Children Left Behind
When a parent is sent to prison, a child’s life is derailed, leaving schools to pick up the pieces.
Dec 16, 2014 / Feature / Katy Reckdahl