What Does It Take to Write a Novel About Prison? What Does It Take to Write a Novel About Prison?
An interview with Rachel Kushner about her new novel, The Mars Room.
May 23, 2018 / Audio / Jon Wiener
Want to See How Biased Broken Windows Policing Is? Spend a Day in Court Want to See How Biased Broken Windows Policing Is? Spend a Day in Court
In New York City, the overwhelming majority of misdemeanor arraignments are of people of color.
May 17, 2018 / Michelle Chen
A New Embassy in Jerusalem, an Old Struggle in Gaza A New Embassy in Jerusalem, an Old Struggle in Gaza
Amy Wilentz on the American embassy in Israel, Rachel Kushner on The Mars Room, and Patricia J. Williams on the legacy of lynching.
May 17, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Fight to Stop One Man’s Deportation The Fight to Stop One Man’s Deportation
Sokha Chhan had an extraordinary attorney, a fearless sister, and the benefit of a new California law. Still, he would need all the luck he could get.
May 15, 2018 / Julianne Hing
Does Eric Schneiderman Prove We Should Never Trust a Male Feminist? Does Eric Schneiderman Prove We Should Never Trust a Male Feminist?
#NotAllMen is looking more like a wish than a declarative statement.
May 8, 2018 / Katha Pollitt
Why Won’t Lincoln Chafee Support Robert Mueller? Why Won’t Lincoln Chafee Support Robert Mueller?
The Democrats, with some GOP support, are backing legislation to protect his investigation—but Chafee says Mueller is “wasting money.”
May 2, 2018 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Persecution of GN Saibaba and India’s ‘Annihilation’ of the Resistance The Persecution of GN Saibaba and India’s ‘Annihilation’ of the Resistance
The plight of a wheelchair-bound professor reveals India’s “Terminator-like” attacks on dissent.
May 2, 2018 / Tekendra Parmar
‘Please Give Us Justice’: New California Law Aims to Hold Police Accountable ‘Please Give Us Justice’: New California Law Aims to Hold Police Accountable
A “first of its kind” bill would raise use-of-force guidelines for police from “reasonable” to “necessary”—a higher standard that could save lives.
May 2, 2018 / Safiya Charles
How US Civil Law Is Being Used to Bring Human-Rights Abuses to Court How US Civil Law Is Being Used to Bring Human-Rights Abuses to Court
Could a landmark verdict against Bolivia’s former president and minister of defense pave the way for future cases?
Apr 27, 2018 / Linda Farthing
At Long Last, Andrew Cuomo Restores the Vote for New York Parolees At Long Last, Andrew Cuomo Restores the Vote for New York Parolees
Perhaps pressured by Cynthia Nixon’s primary challenge, the guv did the right thing. Florida may follow, with a ballot initiative this fall.
Apr 26, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky