Criminal Justice

Why Prosecutorial Reform Will Outlive Chesa Boudin’s Recall

Why Prosecutorial Reform Will Outlive Chesa Boudin’s Recall Why Prosecutorial Reform Will Outlive Chesa Boudin’s Recall

Many other progressive attorneys general have handily won reelection in recent years.

Jun 14, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Where the January 6 Insurrection Hearings Go Next

Where the January 6 Insurrection Hearings Go Next Where the January 6 Insurrection Hearings Go Next

The first day offered an impressive trailer that promises a focused indictment of Donald Trump. But the committee’s bipartisan approach has costs.

Jun 13, 2022 / Jeet Heer

The Conservatives on the Supreme Court Have Officially Become Homicidal

The Conservatives on the Supreme Court Have Officially Become Homicidal The Conservatives on the Supreme Court Have Officially Become Homicidal

In a shocking recent decision, the nation’s highest court ruled that “innocence isn’t enough” to spare a person the death penalty.

Jun 13, 2022 / Column / Elie Mystal

Shon Miller: Portrait of a Mass Killer as a Human Being

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

District Attorney Chesa Boudin Holds Campaign Rally On Recall Election Day

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 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 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

Ted Cruz standing in front of American flag

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

Prison Sentencing

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 at a baseball game

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

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