Law

What No One Is Saying About the Cleveland Police Shooting Case: It’s Legal Nonsense

What No One Is Saying About the Cleveland Police Shooting Case: It’s Legal Nonsense What No One Is Saying About the Cleveland Police Shooting Case: It’s Legal Nonsense

This judge’s ruling could make it a lot harder to prosecute manslaughter.

May 27, 2015 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

How the Irish Became the World’s Leading Gay Activists

How the Irish Became the World’s Leading Gay Activists How the Irish Became the World’s Leading Gay Activists

Defying conventional wisdom, the huge win by the Yes Equality campaign involved young and old, rural and urban, Catholic and non-Catholic voters.

May 27, 2015 / Margaret Spillane

The Fight to Free Chelsea Manning

The Fight to Free Chelsea Manning The Fight to Free Chelsea Manning

It continues in the courts of law and public opinion—but justice is expensive.

May 27, 2015 / Charles Davis and Foreign Policy In Focus

How Shifting Immigrant Tides Encouraged Normalization With Cuba

How Shifting Immigrant Tides Encouraged Normalization With Cuba How Shifting Immigrant Tides Encouraged Normalization With Cuba

The Cuban people are beginning a new chapter in what José Martí called ‘‘our America.’’

May 27, 2015 / Tom Hayden

5 Ways to Take Back Tech

5 Ways to Take Back Tech 5 Ways to Take Back Tech

Enough of the doom and gloom! Here are a few big ideas for a digital revolution that enriches us all—not just the wealthy.

May 27, 2015 / Nathan Schneider

Hold Bankers Accountable for Their Crimes

Hold Bankers Accountable for Their Crimes Hold Bankers Accountable for Their Crimes

Our justice system fails when it doesn’t hold bankers accountable for their fraudulent and criminal actions.

May 26, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Chris Christie Uses Prisoners to Fix His Office Furniture

Chris Christie Uses Prisoners to Fix His Office Furniture Chris Christie Uses Prisoners to Fix His Office Furniture

The state of New Jersey has saved millions of dollars by relying on prison labor to refurbish furniture in the governor’s office.

May 22, 2015 / Stephen Janis and Nadia Kanji

Do Police Have a Right to Withhold Video When They Kill Someone?

Do Police Have a Right to Withhold Video When They Kill Someone? Do Police Have a Right to Withhold Video When They Kill Someone?

When the police kill somebody, it’s not “private.”

May 21, 2015 / Jon Wiener

Is the NSA’s Dragnet Surveillance Program in Its Final Hours?

Is the NSA’s Dragnet Surveillance Program in Its Final Hours? Is the NSA’s Dragnet Surveillance Program in Its Final Hours?

With less than 24 hours to act on surveillance reform, things in the Senate have gotten dramatic. 

May 20, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

An Unsettling Sentence

An Unsettling Sentence An Unsettling Sentence

On Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the federal death penalty.

May 20, 2015 / Bruce Shapiro

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