Law

A New Low in Attacks on Freedom of Speech A New Low in Attacks on Freedom of Speech

Tarek Mehanna got seventeen years in prison for translating a document.

Apr 25, 2012 / Editorial / David Cole

New Videos Shed Light on Immigrant’s Brutal Death New Videos Shed Light on Immigrant’s Brutal Death

Mexican immigrant Anastasio Hernández Rojas was surrounded and brutally beaten by more than a dozen border patrol officials.

Apr 24, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Supreme Court to Consider Arizona’s Immigration Law Supreme Court to Consider Arizona’s Immigration Law

Does Arizona’s immigration law go too far?

Apr 23, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

US Border Patrol’s Excessive Force [VIDEO] US Border Patrol’s Excessive Force [VIDEO]

The deaths of eight people along the US-Mexican border in two years raises questions about the US Border Patrol’s excessive use of force.

Apr 20, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Could Governor Scott Walker Be Indicted Before June? Could Governor Scott Walker Be Indicted Before June?

There is a “huge fear” among Republicans that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker could be indicted before facing a recall election in June.

Apr 19, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Locking Down an American Workforce Locking Down an American Workforce

Prison labor as the past—and future—of American “free-market” capitalism.

Apr 19, 2012 / Steve Fraser and Joshua Freeman

Guns, Gays and Democrats

Guns, Gays and Democrats Guns, Gays and Democrats

Yes, the NRA and ALEC pushed pro-gun bills, but they were helped in many instances by Democrats too afraid to take on one of the culture war’s signal issues.

Apr 18, 2012 / Editorial / Richard Kim

Why Are Prisoners Committing Suicide in Pennsylvania?

Why Are Prisoners Committing Suicide in Pennsylvania? Why Are Prisoners Committing Suicide in Pennsylvania?

A DOJ probe into the mental health program at a medium security prison could put solitary confinement on trial.

Apr 18, 2012 / Feature / Matt Stroud

The Real Injustice at the Heart of the Trayvon Martin Case

The Real Injustice at the Heart of the Trayvon Martin Case The Real Injustice at the Heart of the Trayvon Martin Case

What makes this case exceptional is neither race nor the politics of self-defense alone but the total failure to investigate it for so long.

Apr 18, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Police, Protests and Pepper Spray in California

Police, Protests and Pepper Spray in California Police, Protests and Pepper Spray in California

According to a new report, the pepper spraying of peacefully protesting UC Davis students last year “should and could have been prevented.”

Apr 18, 2012 / Tom Hayden

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