Watch Eric Holder Blast the ‘Excessive’ Use of Solitary Confinement in Juvenile Facilities Watch Eric Holder Blast the ‘Excessive’ Use of Solitary Confinement in Juvenile Facilities
International organizations have said the seclusion of youth in custody amounts to torture.
May 15, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Dialing with Dollars: How County Jails Profit From Immigrant Detainees Dialing with Dollars: How County Jails Profit From Immigrant Detainees
County jails charge excessive rates for phone usage—a huge barrier for immigrant detainees fighting deportation.
May 15, 2014 / Leticia Miranda
‘Brown v. Board of Education’ Didn’t End Segregation, Big Government Did ‘Brown v. Board of Education’ Didn’t End Segregation, Big Government Did
Sixty years after the decision, it’s worth remembering it took Congress to finally smash Jim Crow.
May 14, 2014 / Ian Millhiser
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Broken Promise of ‘Brown v. Board of Ed.,’ Sixty Years Later This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Broken Promise of ‘Brown v. Board of Ed.,’ Sixty Years Later
Anniversaries of the decision are opportunities to reflect on how much has been promised, how much delivered, how much still owed.
May 14, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Judicial Nominee in Limbo After Senators Demand Secret Drone Memos Judicial Nominee in Limbo After Senators Demand Secret Drone Memos
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle want to see an Obama nominee’s legal analyses on targeted strikes before they vote.
May 13, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
The Tactics Change, but the Police State Stays the Same The Tactics Change, but the Police State Stays the Same
Police will continue to abuse the rights of the already marginalized because we, as American citizens, refuse to question the fundamental goals of policing.
May 13, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Free Cecily McMillan! A Special Issue of the Occupy Gazette Free Cecily McMillan! A Special Issue of the Occupy Gazette
On Monday, May 5, Occupy Wall Street protester Cecily McMillan was found guilty of assaulting NYPD Officer Grantley Bovell at the OWS anniversary protest on March 17, 2012. She now...
May 13, 2014 / Sarah Leonard
What You Need to Know About Today’s Scheduled Execution in Texas (UPDATE) What You Need to Know About Today’s Scheduled Execution in Texas (UPDATE)
UPDATE: The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has stayed the execution of Robert Campbell.
May 13, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Pro-Keystone XL Consulting Firm May Have Violated Ethics Laws Pro-Keystone XL Consulting Firm May Have Violated Ethics Laws
Despite trying to influence the American public on the pipeline, public relations firm Feverpress did not disclose that it was contracted by the government of Alberta to do so.
May 13, 2014 / Lee Fang
A Mother’s Day ‘Week of Action’ to #FreeMarissa A Mother’s Day ‘Week of Action’ to #FreeMarissa
Seventy percent of incarcerated women are mothers.
May 9, 2014 / Steven Hsieh