How ALEC Is Creating Florida-Style Messes in Other States How ALEC Is Creating Florida-Style Messes in Other States
Another shooting of another unarmed African-American youth in another state has provoked more concerns about ALEC's model legislation.
Mar 26, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Exposed: The Corporations Behind the Law That May Let Trayvon Martin’s Killer Go Free Exposed: The Corporations Behind the Law That May Let Trayvon Martin’s Killer Go Free
Here's what we know about the groups that help fund ALEC, the organization that drafted the law that keeps Trayvon Martin’s killer free.
Mar 23, 2012 / Suzanne Merkelson
Marco Rubio Stands His Ground for Deadly ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Marco Rubio Stands His Ground for Deadly ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws
The possible 2012 VP candidate voted for the law critics say provided the “license to kill” for the neighborhood watchman who shot Trayvon Martin.
Mar 23, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
How ALEC Took Florida’s ‘License to Kill’ Law National How ALEC Took Florida’s ‘License to Kill’ Law National
The American Legislative Exchange Council made Florida's law into “model legislation.” The killing of Trayvon Martin reveals just how bad that model is.
Mar 22, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
‘The Interrupters’—Stopping Violence Before It Spreads in Inner-City America ‘The Interrupters’—Stopping Violence Before It Spreads in Inner-City America
An interview with Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz, directors of a new documentary on the shocking prevalence of violent crimes in inner-city America.
Aug 2, 2011 / Ari Berman
Mexico’s Drug War Hits Monterrey—One of the Country’s Major Financial Centers Mexico’s Drug War Hits Monterrey—One of the Country’s Major Financial Centers
The drug war in Mexico has hit affluent, formerly stable cities that were once protected from the violence. The US's role in this? Supplying the weapons and demanding the drugs.
Jun 2, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Mexico’s Drug War Hits Monterrey—One of the Country’s Major Financial Centers Mexico’s Drug War Hits Monterrey—One of the Country’s Major Financial Centers
The drug war in Mexico has hit affluent, formerly stable cities that were once protected from the violence. The US's role in this? Supplying the weapons and demanding the drugs.
Extremist Killing is as American as Apple Pie Extremist Killing is as American as Apple Pie
Gunned down in Tucson, shot to death at the Pentagon and blown away at the Holocaust Museum, as well as in Wichita, Knoxville, Pittsburgh, Brockton and Okaloosa County, F...
Jan 18, 2011 / Stephan Salisbury
Tragedy in Arizona Tragedy in Arizona
The shootings underscore that a strong social compact is the only real route to safety.
Jan 13, 2011 / Editorial / The Editors
Jared Loughner’s Glock: Weapon of Mass Destruction Jared Loughner’s Glock: Weapon of Mass Destruction
Has it really come to this: an uphill battle to ban a gun that has no purpose except to kill thirty-three people before anyone can stop you?
Jan 13, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt