How a Migrant Worker’s Torture Exposed Hong Kong’s Underground Economy How a Migrant Worker’s Torture Exposed Hong Kong’s Underground Economy
Domestic workers are demanding an end to slavery-like conditions in the homes of the Hong Kong rich.
Feb 11, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Most Common Type of American Terrorist Is a White Man With a Weapon and a Grudge The Most Common Type of American Terrorist Is a White Man With a Weapon and a Grudge
We don't yet know what drove killer Craig Stephen Hicks, but American Muslims are more often victims of ideological violence than perpetrators of it.
Feb 11, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
The Sham Lawsuit That Could Eviscerate Obamacare The Sham Lawsuit That Could Eviscerate Obamacare
The lack of structural integrity in the case before the Supreme Court, along with its bleak implications, has become even more obvious in the past week.
Feb 5, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Why Did It Take 10 Years to Publish the Diary of a Guantánamo Detainee? Why Did It Take 10 Years to Publish the Diary of a Guantánamo Detainee?
An interview with Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s attorney and his editor.
Feb 4, 2015 / Jon Wiener
Jesse Hagopian: ‘I Was Pepper-Sprayed by Seattle Police on MLK Day’ Jesse Hagopian: ‘I Was Pepper-Sprayed by Seattle Police on MLK Day’
What do I have to do, so that when my sons recall the sixty-third annual MLK Day celebration, it is about remembering past trials of injustice, rather than endlessly reliving them?...
Feb 2, 2015 / Jesse Hagopian
If You Read That ‘NYT’ Story About Two Teens in Oakland, Keep This in Mind If You Read That ‘NYT’ Story About Two Teens in Oakland, Keep This in Mind
What the story about a fire set to a gender-nonconforming teenager in Oakland leaves out about race, gender expression and violence.
Jan 30, 2015 / Dani McClain
The Real Debate Over Israel’s ‘Jewish Nation-State’ Bill The Real Debate Over Israel’s ‘Jewish Nation-State’ Bill
It’s not about whether systematic discrimination against Arab citizens should continue—it’s about whether it should be codified in explicitly racist legislation. ...
Jan 29, 2015 / Hassan Jabareen
Canada’s New Law Is Forcing Sex Workers Onto the Streets and Into Harm’s Way Canada’s New Law Is Forcing Sex Workers Onto the Streets and Into Harm’s Way
Advocates say the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act is trying to end sex work by making it too dangerous to perform.
Jan 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen
How the Roberts Supreme Court Has Strengthened the Powerful and Screwed Everyone Else How the Roberts Supreme Court Has Strengthened the Powerful and Screwed Everyone Else
From criminal justice to workers’ and voting rights to campaign finance, it has defied customs that buttress the Court’s legitimacy.
Jan 28, 2015 / Nan Aron, William Yeomans, and Michelle D. Schwartz
Why Is Marissa Alexander Still Being Punished for Fighting Back? Why Is Marissa Alexander Still Being Punished for Fighting Back?
As Alexander leaves prison for house arrest, it’s time to question the system that turns women into criminals for trying to stay alive.
Jan 28, 2015 / Victoria Law