The Verdict on Drug Courts The Verdict on Drug Courts
Drug courts have helped some addicts recover. But they may be delaying expansion of treatment programs that will best reduce harms from addiction.
Dec 9, 2010 / Feature / Tracy Velázquez
Let the Punishment Fit the Crime Let the Punishment Fit the Crime
Johannes Mehserle's sentence for killing Oscar Grant has been decried as less than Michael Vick was given for killing dogs.
Nov 9, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
The Prop 19 Paper Chase The Prop 19 Paper Chase
Could the federal government prevent California from legalizing pot? Many experts just say no.
Oct 29, 2010 / Neima Jahromi
College Student Takes On One of the Most Dangerous Jobs In America College Student Takes On One of the Most Dangerous Jobs In America
Marisol Valles Garcia's story casts new attention on the state of Mexico's drug wars.
Oct 27, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette
On Hill and the Thomases: How Far Have We Come? On Hill and the Thomases: How Far Have We Come?
Anita Hill may not have stopped Clarence Thomas from being confirmed to the Supreme Court, but in the wake of her accusations, our culture changed. Or did it, really?
Oct 22, 2010 / Katha Pollitt
Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Problems, Then and Now Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Problems, Then and Now
Ginni Thomas called Anita Hill soon after the Times reported that Thomas's organization had accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in untraceable contributions. Did this accusat...
Oct 20, 2010 / Bruce Shapiro
Lawless Courts Lawless Courts
Immigration judges who flagrantly disregard the law are sheltered by a secretive system.
Oct 20, 2010 / Feature / Jacqueline Stevens
On Loving Queer Kids On Loving Queer Kids
When faced with something so painful as gay teen suicide, it's easy to scapegoat child bullies. It's hard to create a world that wants queer youth to live and thrive.
Oct 14, 2010 / Editorial / Richard Kim
Red Guns, Blue Crime Red Guns, Blue Crime
A new report by Mayors Against Illegal Guns debunks the idea that more guns lead to less crime.
Oct 3, 2010 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Wednesday’s Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings Wednesday’s Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings
Five years ago next week, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the body of Henry Glover was found burned to death in a charred sedan overlooking the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The case was mysterious from the start, but it wasn't until A.C. Thompson's 2009 article for The Nation, "Body of Evidence," that a real investigation began. Under pressure from The Nation, from advocacy groups like ColorofChange.org and from extensive, ground-breaking collaborative reporting by investigative-journalism non-profit Pro Publica & the New Orleans Times-Picayune, a formal investigation was launched. Earlier this year an indictment was handed down in the case. On Wednesday night PBS's FRONTLINE profiles the Glover case—along with five other stories about post-Katrina police shootings—in the hour-long documentary "Law & Disorder." A collaborative effort between FRONTLINE, Pro Publica and the Times-Picayune, "Law & Disorder" expanded the Glover investigation into a multi-year inquiry into the NOPD and post-Katrina violence. You can watch a preview here, and check the FRONTLINE website for air-times and the full episode. The show premieres Wednesday night at 9PM. You can watch an interview with A.C. Thompson, now a staff reporter with Pro Publica, here.
Aug 24, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room