Chicago’s Election Will Shape the Future of Public Safety in America Chicago’s Election Will Shape the Future of Public Safety in America
Paul Vallas promises that he’ll grow the police force. Brandon Johnson says that to build safety, he’ll “invest in people.” What does that mean, and what are voters choosing betwee...
Mar 31, 2023 / Eric Reinhart
Donald Trump Has Been Indicted. Don’t Get Your Hopes Up. Donald Trump Has Been Indicted. Don’t Get Your Hopes Up.
This is the first real attempt to hold Trump legally accountable for any of his many alleged crimes. But the odds of securing real justice seem very long.
Mar 30, 2023 / Elie Mystal
It’s Been a Year. Why Hasn’t Biden Freed Eyvin Hernandez? It’s Been a Year. Why Hasn’t Biden Freed Eyvin Hernandez?
The LA public defender was wrongfully and arbitrarily detained in Venezuela one year ago this week. It’s past time for the US government to bring him back.
Mar 30, 2023 / Traci Blackburn, Henry Martinez, and Bahar Mirhosseni
Women Are Waiting to Cheer the Misogynist’s Indictment Women Are Waiting to Cheer the Misogynist’s Indictment
Donald Trump’s fall at the hands of proud porn actor Stormy Daniels would signal a rough but delightful kind of justice for millions of us.
Mar 23, 2023 / Joan Walsh
What Justice Really Means for Sexual Assault Survivors What Justice Really Means for Sexual Assault Survivors
Making an example of Harvey Weinstein, recently sentenced to prison, sends a message to the community that tolerated such abuses for years. But it may provide cold comfort to survi...
Mar 21, 2023 / Judith L. Herman
The Future of Public Safety Is Here in Newark The Future of Public Safety Is Here in Newark
The New Jersey city is now home to an ecosystem of funded programs that reduce violence while tackling the factors that drive violence and criminalized behavior—and it’s working.
Mar 20, 2023 / Jamila Hodge
Kevin McCarthy Doesn’t Want Pro-Trump Protests? Give Me A Break. Kevin McCarthy Doesn’t Want Pro-Trump Protests? Give Me A Break.
On the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War, credulous reporters remind us how we got that disaster—and Donald Trump, too.
Mar 20, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Reagan, Trump, and the Price of Presidential Impunity Reagan, Trump, and the Price of Presidential Impunity
New evidence of 1980 election shenanigans has implications for the debate on prosecuting Trump.
Mar 20, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Florida Judges Have the Power to Force Young People to Give Birth Florida Judges Have the Power to Force Young People to Give Birth
Everything from their grades to their demeanor in the courtroom is fair game for a judge’s veto power.
Mar 8, 2023 / Anna Eskamani
The Country Is Paying for Merrick Garland’s Failure to Prosecute Trump The Country Is Paying for Merrick Garland’s Failure to Prosecute Trump
The special counsel may indict Trump for something, but it’s already too late to stop him from running for president again.
Mar 7, 2023 / Elie Mystal