There Are People in Jail Right Now Because They Don’t Have $500 There Are People in Jail Right Now Because They Don’t Have $500
“People are here because they are poor, and it’s a perpetual cycle.”
Sep 30, 2016 / Video / The Nation
Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff
Madoff only scammed his rich clients. Trump could scam us all.
Sep 29, 2016 / Nomi Prins
Letters From the October 17, 2016, Issue Letters From the October 17, 2016, Issue
The cruelest prosecutor… Nothing ailed us!… Samantha Schuyler replies… Fashion/police… When journalism matters… Between our readers…
Sep 29, 2016 / Letters / Our Readers and Samantha Schuyler
Donald Trump’s Wild Portrayal of Crime Is Simply Not True Donald Trump’s Wild Portrayal of Crime Is Simply Not True
Do not panic. Even in a bad year, today’s crime rates remain at historic lows.
Sep 27, 2016 / John Pfaff
Fortress America Fortress America
How 20th-century liberals helped create our age of mass incarceration.
Sep 27, 2016 / Books & the Arts / James Forman Jr.
Understanding the Legacy of the Attica Prison Uprising Understanding the Legacy of the Attica Prison Uprising
Did the terrible events at Attica lead to a more enlightened prison and penal system? No. The repression, instead, became worse.
Sep 26, 2016 / Lewis M. Steel
The Case Against Prisons The Case Against Prisons
Alternatives to imprisonment are working around the world—so why isn’t the United States on board?
Sep 26, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
These Women Are Demanding a Voice in the Criminal Justice Conversation These Women Are Demanding a Voice in the Criminal Justice Conversation
The movement to reform the criminal justice system is still dominated by men and politicians. This group of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women is changing that.
Sep 26, 2016 / Victoria Law
A New Generation of Freedom Fighters Is Taking It to the Streets—and the World A New Generation of Freedom Fighters Is Taking It to the Streets—and the World
As schools, states, and corporations redraw their borders, young people are launching transnational campaigns to fight back.
Sep 14, 2016 / StudentNation / Rachel Gilmer, Christopher Lopez, Kerrina Williams, Lorena Buñi, and Adrian Bonifacio
What Should Happen to Edward Snowden? A Q&A With His Lawyer What Should Happen to Edward Snowden? A Q&A With His Lawyer
Ben Wizner speaks on what would happen in an espionage trial and why Obama should issue a pardon.
Sep 12, 2016 / Editorial / Jon Wiener