Law

Now That San Francisco’s Police Chief Has Resigned, What’s Next for the Activists Who Fought for His Removal?

Now That San Francisco’s Police Chief Has Resigned, What’s Next for the Activists Who Fought for His Removal? Now That San Francisco’s Police Chief Has Resigned, What’s Next for the Activists Who Fought for His Removal?

They say their work is about a lot more than just replacing a police chief.

Jun 7, 2016 / Andrew Klein

Guantanamo Bay protest

How Should American War Crimes Be Punished? How Should American War Crimes Be Punished?

The question of “justice” is anything but simple when it comes to torture.

Jun 7, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Forget the Guns—Ban Swimming Pools! Forget the Guns—Ban Swimming Pools!

Guns are not to blame in accidental shooting deaths of toddlers.

Jun 7, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Abortion access

If Women Were Less Poor, Would There Really Be Fewer Abortions? If Women Were Less Poor, Would There Really Be Fewer Abortions?

Reducing poverty and lowering the abortion rate are two different things—for a reason.

Jun 7, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Is the Supreme Court’s Role Overstated?

Is the Supreme Court’s Role Overstated? Is the Supreme Court’s Role Overstated?

In Engines of Liberty, David Cole trains a light on civil society as a more reliable agent of constitutional change.

Jun 3, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell

Asking for a Friend: I’m Doing Good Things With My Wealth. Why Do I Still Feel So Guilty?

Asking for a Friend: I’m Doing Good Things With My Wealth. Why Do I Still Feel So Guilty? Asking for a Friend: I’m Doing Good Things With My Wealth. Why Do I Still Feel So Guilty?

And another woman contemplates marrying her European boyfriend for his healthcare.

Jun 3, 2016 / Liza Featherstone

EU and UK Flags

Should We Stay or Should We Go? A Debate Over Brexit Should We Stay or Should We Go? A Debate Over Brexit

Four Brits let us know.

Jun 2, 2016 / Helen Lewis, Jon Cruddas, Harris Beider, and Tariq Ali

Michael Hayden

Michael Hayden Played Right Up to the Edge of Legality—and Then Took a Big Leap Off Michael Hayden Played Right Up to the Edge of Legality—and Then Took a Big Leap Off

In his new memoir, the former director of the NSA and the CIA shows how his many failures were followed, one after the next, by promotions.

Jun 1, 2016 / Books & the Arts / James Bamford

Chicago gun violence

What Black Americans Say About ‘Black-on-Black’ Gun Violence What Black Americans Say About ‘Black-on-Black’ Gun Violence

We understand that police violence and gun crimes are two parts of the same systemic problem. If only news media saw that, too.

Jun 1, 2016 / Spencer Overton

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Didn’t Fix Racist Jury Selection The Supreme Court Didn’t Fix Racist Jury Selection

Timothy Foster got justice, but prosecutors still have wide leeway to exclude black jurors.

May 31, 2016 / Kami Chavis

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