Protecting the Rights of Millionaires Protecting the Rights of Millionaires
By equating money with free speech, is the Supreme Court defending the right of the rich to steal elections?
Apr 23, 2008 / Feature / Laura MacCleery
Can the Golden State Warriors Save Oakland? Can the Golden State Warriors Save Oakland?
The Warriors will miss this year's NBA playoffs, but they can still be winners by reaching out to at-risk youth in Oakland.
Apr 21, 2008 / Column / Dave Zirin
Rehabilitation, Resurrected Rehabilitation, Resurrected
This year nearly 700,000 inmates in US prisons will be granted their freedom. And in a rare act of bipartisanship, a new law provides millions to rehabilitate them.
Apr 18, 2008 / Feature / David Cole
Arms and the Right Arms and the Right
Two books dissect the contentious, confusing debate over gun control and the frequently misinterpreted Second Amendment.
Apr 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
KBR’s Rape Problem KBR’s Rape Problem
Three women contractors raped in Iraq testify before a Senate committee: why has the Justice Department failed to prosecute crimes like these?
Apr 17, 2008 / Editorial / Karen Houppert
The Torture Memo The Torture Memo
How could two really smart government lawyers authorize torture in arguments that have no foundation in law?
Apr 9, 2008 / Editorial / Stephen Gillers
Washington at War Washington at War
The Petraeus hearings reveal a political class--Democrats and Republicans--trapped in concentric circles of imperial myopia.
Apr 9, 2008 / Editorial / The Editors
Guantánamo Endgame Guantánamo Endgame
New revelations of political interference in the prosecution of Gitmo prisoners shows Team Bush scrambling to keep one step ahead of history--and of criminal charges.
Apr 3, 2008 / Editorial / The Editors
Unlawful Influence at Gitmo Unlawful Influence at Gitmo
Lieut. Cmdr. Brian Mizer has filed a motion to dismiss charges against Salim Hamdan, in light of new evidence documenting the improper involvement of political appointees.
Mar 28, 2008 / Feature / Ross Tuttle
Reviving Vietnam War Tactics Reviving Vietnam War Tactics
One of Gen. Petraeus's top advisors advocates a return to the global Phoenix program used during the Vietnam War.
Mar 13, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden