Truth in the Age of the Deepfake Truth in the Age of the Deepfake
Could our interest in true-crime podcasts and celebrity biopics be telling us something about our collective discomfort with faking it?
Jun 2, 2023 / Marianela D’Aprile
Arresting Criticism: When Complaining About a Public Official Can Land You in Jail Arresting Criticism: When Complaining About a Public Official Can Land You in Jail
Criminal defamation laws are relics of a bygone age.
May 1, 2023 / David Cole and Brian Hauss
Biden Just Made Marijuana Reform a Major 2022 Issue. Democrats Should Run With It. Biden Just Made Marijuana Reform a Major 2022 Issue. Democrats Should Run With It.
Voters of all backgrounds support pardoning Americans with federal convictions for marijuana possession.
Oct 7, 2022 / John Nichols
David Gilbert Should Be Free David Gilbert Should Be Free
Given his perfect 40-year record, denial by the Parole Board would signal that prison is just about punishment and revenge.
Sep 13, 2021 / John Mage
The Prisoners Who Were Convicted by Hung Juries The Prisoners Who Were Convicted by Hung Juries
In Louisiana, at least 1,601 people are still incarcerated on the basis of a Jim Crow–era law allowing for conviction by a nonunanimous verdict.
Oct 8, 2020 / Zoé Chevalier
Maya Moore for the Win Maya Moore for the Win
Jonathan Irons finally walks free thanks to the efforts of the all-time basketball great.
Jul 2, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Tennessee’s Chemical Castration Bill Shows Local Republicans Have One Thing on Their Minds Tennessee’s Chemical Castration Bill Shows Local Republicans Have One Thing on Their Minds
“It's a return, if you will, to the dark ages,” one civil rights advocate says.
Jan 29, 2020 / Jennifer Bernstein
The TV Series Derailing Bail Reform in New Orleans The TV Series Derailing Bail Reform in New Orleans
The tough-on-crime spin is undercutting the hard work of activists and criminal justice experts in the city.
Mar 14, 2019 / Emmeline Clein
21 Savage Is Every Immigrant 21 Savage Is Every Immigrant
The rapper’s dramatic arrest is typical of ICE’s race-baiting and fear-mongering.
Feb 7, 2019 / Chris Gelardi
Will Justice Ever Come to Ferguson, Missouri? Will Justice Ever Come to Ferguson, Missouri?
A Q&A with Wesley Bell, who is pitching himself as the criminal-justice reformer St. Louis County needs.
Aug 2, 2018 / Jessica Pishko