Shon Miller: Portrait of a Mass Killer as a Human Being Shon Miller: Portrait of a Mass Killer as a Human Being
The sterile, but endless, debate over the role of mental illness in mass shootings rarely acknowledges how much our system fails those on both sides of the gun.
Jun 10, 2022 / Billy Sothern
Why California Voters Recalled Chesa Boudin Why California Voters Recalled Chesa Boudin
The ousting of the progressive San Francisco district attorney suggests that Democrats have failed to win the public with their messaging on criminal justice.
Jun 9, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
Biden’s Executive Order on Police Reform Is Too Little, Too Late Biden’s Executive Order on Police Reform Is Too Little, Too Late
It does almost nothing to prevent local cops from shooting Black people to death.
Jun 2, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Fear & Loathing in San Francisco: How Chesa Boudin Got Blamed Fear & Loathing in San Francisco: How Chesa Boudin Got Blamed
In this reputedly progressive city, tech and real estate money has bankrolled a centrist backlash.
Jun 1, 2022 / Feature / Christopher D. Cook
Time to Put the “Good Guy With a Gun” Delusion Out of Its Misery Time to Put the “Good Guy With a Gun” Delusion Out of Its Misery
In the wake of the Uvalde massacre, political evasion and lying only get more desperate.
May 27, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Is Every Sentence a Life Sentence? Is Every Sentence a Life Sentence?
Around 1.3 million Americans are currently incarcerated, and they will continue to be punished long after their release.
May 23, 2022 / StudentNation / Dylan Cohen and Dexter Peters
George W. Bush Stumbles Into a Moment of Truth George W. Bush Stumbles Into a Moment of Truth
The former president’s gaffe reminds us that his launching of a criminal war still demands justice.
May 20, 2022 / Jeet Heer
The Supreme Court and the Church: A Conversation With Frances Kissling The Supreme Court and the Church: A Conversation With Frances Kissling
In the wake of the Supreme Court leak, the former president of Catholics for a Free Choice discusses the moral obligation to take care of women in need of abortions.
May 18, 2022 / Q&A / Claudia Dreifus
The American Justice System Has Failed Us All The American Justice System Has Failed Us All
As Americans watch from the sidelines, the courts and the legal system continue to visibly fumble in the dark for legitimacy of any sort.
May 13, 2022 / Karen J. Greenberg
So You Want to Reduce Crime? So You Want to Reduce Crime?
What kinds of investments have been proven to lower crime rates? (Hint: It’s not directing endless money to the police.)
May 13, 2022 / Bryce Covert