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From Aurora to Anaheim, Guns Are Going Off Everywhere

From Aurora to Anaheim, Guns Are Going Off Everywhere From Aurora to Anaheim, Guns Are Going Off Everywhere

Who is being killed by firearms, and in what numbers?

Jul 30, 2012 / Stephan Salisbury

Having AIDS Is Not a Crime: A DC March Demands an End to Discriminatory Police Tactics Having AIDS Is Not a Crime: A DC March Demands an End to Discriminatory Police Tactics

Outside the International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, thousands of activists took to the White House to call for an end to the laws that drive the epidemic.

Jul 27, 2012 / Blog / Melissa Gira Grant

The Pot Making the Prisoners Black The Pot Making the Prisoners Black

Rational marijuana policy isn’t about getting to smoke joints. It’s about civil rights.

Jul 27, 2012 / Blog / Cord Jefferson

Jean Casella: Is Solitary Confinement Torture?

Jean Casella: Is Solitary Confinement Torture? Jean Casella: Is Solitary Confinement Torture?

How does having too many postage stamps in prison land you alone in a bathroom-sized cell, 23 hours each day for a month?

Jul 26, 2012 / Audio / The Nation

Marchers Demand Justice for Ramarley Graham Marchers Demand Justice for Ramarley Graham

“We want a movement,” says the mother of the teen who was killed by cops.

Jul 26, 2012 / Lucy McKeon

Obama and Romney Talk Gun Control: Is It All Just Panders and Lies? Obama and Romney Talk Gun Control: Is It All Just Panders and Lies?

Obama and Romney are taking now-familiar approaches on the difficult issue of the day: gun control. 

Jul 26, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick

With Aurora, Another Mass Killing Shocks America. Why?

With Aurora, Another Mass Killing Shocks America. Why? With Aurora, Another Mass Killing Shocks America. Why?

James Holmes’s rampage was horrifying, but it was not unfathomable.

Jul 25, 2012 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge

WikiLeaks and the War on Drugs

WikiLeaks and the War on Drugs WikiLeaks and the War on Drugs

Cablegate revealed just how far the US goes to drive Mexico’s counternarcotics operations.

Jul 25, 2012 / Feature / Blanche Petrich Moreno

Lackland Instructor Convicted for Sex Crimes, As Pressure on Congress Mounts Lackland Instructor Convicted for Sex Crimes, As Pressure on Congress Mounts

Sgt. Luis Walker was sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. Now will Congress investigate?

Jul 24, 2012 / Soumya Karlamangla

Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Goes to Court Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Goes to Court

A 93-year-old woman who voted in every election for five decades will lose her right to vote this November. The question of constitutionality that presents goes before a judge tomo...

Jul 24, 2012 / Blog / Ari Berman

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