A Student Fears America’s Gun Laws A Student Fears America’s Gun Laws
“The slackening of state gun regulations has all the absurdity of a joke, but none of the humor.”
Jun 23, 2014 / StudentNation / Annika Neklason and StudentNation
Human Rights Groups Blast Obama’s Plan to Open New Immigrant Family Detention Centers Human Rights Groups Blast Obama’s Plan to Open New Immigrant Family Detention Centers
“We’re really concerned that these detention centers…will not be under compliance with international law.”
Jun 20, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
How ENDA Still Allows Discrimination Against LGBT Workers How ENDA Still Allows Discrimination Against LGBT Workers
The religious exemption in the current version of ENDA would enshrine the idea that LGBT equality is incompatible with the free exercise of religion.
Jun 20, 2014 / Tobias Barrington Wolff
This Is What an Overcrowded Holding Center for Migrant Children Looks Like This Is What an Overcrowded Holding Center for Migrant Children Looks Like
After weeks of denying access, Border Patrol officials finally let reporters look inside two controversial immigrant processing centers.
Jun 19, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Jed Rakoff and the Lonely Fight for Wall Street Justice Jed Rakoff and the Lonely Fight for Wall Street Justice
The federal judge is waging a one-man war on bank-friendly SEC settlements.
Jun 18, 2014 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Will the Death Penalty Return to the US This Week? Will the Death Penalty Return to the US This Week?
If a Georgia execution goes as planned, it will be the first to take place in the United States since Oklahoma officials botched the lethal injection of Clayton Lockett on April 29...
Jun 17, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
The New Season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Has a Diverse Cast and a Cynical Heart The New Season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Has a Diverse Cast and a Cynical Heart
Yes, it humanizes the women held in Litchfield Penitentiary—but it laughs at the idea that they could change anything about their circumstances.
Jun 16, 2014 / Salamishah Tillet
New York City Housing Authority May Be the City’s Worst Landlord New York City Housing Authority May Be the City’s Worst Landlord
Low-income residents demand accountability from NYCHA.
Jun 16, 2014 / Michelle Chen
How the ‘War on Terror’ Became a War on the Constitution How the ‘War on Terror’ Became a War on the Constitution
Since 9/11, power-hungry political leaders have eviscerated the First Amendment—and we’ve allowed them to do it.
Jun 16, 2014 / Peter Van Buren
Autopsy Report: Oklahoma Officials Failed to Properly Insert IV During Botched Execution Autopsy Report: Oklahoma Officials Failed to Properly Insert IV During Botched Execution
An independent autoposy report raises serious questions about the medical professionals who carried out Clayton Lockett’s botched execution.
Jun 13, 2014 / Steven Hsieh