Rodney Reed: Another Innocent Man on Texas’ Death Row? Rodney Reed: Another Innocent Man on Texas’ Death Row?
Sentenced to die after his DNA was found on murder victim Stacy Stites, Reed insists it was proof of an illicit affair—and that her police officer fiancé is the r...
Jun 19, 2012 / Jordan Smith
Will Texas Kill Hank Skinner Despite Untested DNA Evidence? Will Texas Kill Hank Skinner Despite Untested DNA Evidence?
Hank Skinner was scheduled to die on November 9, but his execution was halted by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Will the state finally agree to test the evidence in his case?
Nov 4, 2011 / Jordan Smith
Cruel America Cruel America
Roars of applause for executions at the GOP debate, official approval of torture, barbaric prison conditions, obstruction of aid to storm victims and children in need—is our ...
Sep 28, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell
No Justice for Troy Davis No Justice for Troy Davis
Should we as a society act like the murderers that we punish?
Sep 23, 2011 / Countdown
Organizing in Troy Davis’s Name Organizing in Troy Davis’s Name
After mourning, fight back by helping these four groups redouble their efforts to abolish capital punishment in the US.
Sep 22, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
On Troy Davis: Murder Is Good Politics, Bad Justice On Troy Davis: Murder Is Good Politics, Bad Justice
In my own experience as a journalist covering this issue, the vast majority of politicians who defend capital punishment do so out of rank opportunism.
Sep 22, 2011 / Robert Scheer
The Execution of Troy Davis Provides Another ‘Haunting Reminder of Once Prevalent Southern Lynchings’ The Execution of Troy Davis Provides Another ‘Haunting Reminder of Once Prevalent Southern Lynchings’
Rejecting international pleas, domestic protests and evidence that Troy Davis was innocent, the state of Georgia put him to death under a process that former Supreme Court Justice ...
Sep 22, 2011 / John Nichols
The Killing of Troy Davis The Killing of Troy Davis
There will not be justice for Troy Davis. But his case has reawakened Americans to a relic of injustice that must be abolished once and for all.
Sep 21, 2011 / The Editors
Top Ten Death Penalty Songs (In Tribute to Troy Davis) Top Ten Death Penalty Songs (In Tribute to Troy Davis)
Here's my stab at a list of the top ten songs ever written in opposition to capital punishment.
Sep 20, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Melissa Harris-Perry on Troy Davis: ‘There’s Simply Too Much Doubt’ Melissa Harris-Perry on Troy Davis: ‘There’s Simply Too Much Doubt’
Troy Davis's case is an "international human rights violation question," says Harris-Perry.
Sep 20, 2011 / MSNBC