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Today 2:17 pm
Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff
Madoff only scammed his rich clients. Trump could scam us all.
Nomi Prins
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Today 9:22 am
Letters From the October 17, 2016, Issue
The cruelest prosecutor… Nothing ailed us!… Samantha Schuyler replies… Fashion/police… When journalism matters… Between our readers…
Our Readers and Samantha Schuyler
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September 27, 2016
Donald Trump’s Wild Portrayal of Crime Is Simply Not True
Do not panic. Even in a bad year, today’s crime rates remain at historic lows.
John Pfaff
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September 27, 2016
Fortress America
How 20th-century liberals helped create our age of mass incarceration.
James Forman Jr.
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September 26, 2016
Understanding the Legacy of the Attica Prison Uprising
Did the terrible events at Attica lead to a more enlightened prison and penal system? No. The repression, instead, became worse.
Lewis M. Steel
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September 26, 2016
The Case Against Prisons
Alternatives to imprisonment are working around the world—so why isn’t the United States on board?
Rebecca Gordon
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September 26, 2016
These Women Are Demanding a Voice in the Criminal Justice Conversation
The movement to reform the criminal justice system is still dominated by men and politicians. This group of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women is changing that.
Victoria Law
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September 14, 2016
A New Generation of Freedom Fighters Is Taking It to the Streets—and the World
As schools, states, and corporations redraw their borders, young people are launching transnational campaigns to fight back.
Rachel Gilmer, Christopher Lopez, Kerrina Williams, Lorena Buñi and Adrian Bonifacio
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September 12, 2016
What Should Happen to Edward Snowden? A Q&A With His Lawyer
Ben Wizner speaks on what would happen in an espionage trial and why Obama should issue a pardon.
Jon Wiener
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September 7, 2016
This Week May See the Largest Prison Strike in US History
Across 24 states, inmates are sick of poisoned water, solitary confinement, and forced labor.
John Washington