The Arrest of Ratko Mladic: A Victory for the EU The Arrest of Ratko Mladic: A Victory for the EU
The path is now open for Serbia’s entry into the Union. But Serbian society has just begun the hard work of coming to terms with the country’s role in perpetrating war ...
May 27, 2011 / Paul Hockenos
When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK
Pepe le Pew meets Michelle.
May 27, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
Putting People in Jail Does Not Lower the Crime Rate Putting People in Jail Does Not Lower the Crime Rate
New statistics on US crime released by the FBI reveal that crime has dropped significantly over the past few years while prison populations have exploded, putting huge strains on s...
May 26, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Michelle Alexander on California’s ‘Cruel and Unusual’ Prisons Michelle Alexander on California’s ‘Cruel and Unusual’ Prisons
The author of The New Jim Crow says that it will take a grassroots movement to tackle our country's addiction to mass incarceration.
May 26, 2011 / Liliana Segura
Putting People in Jail Does Not Lower the Crime Rate Putting People in Jail Does Not Lower the Crime Rate
New statistics on US crime released by the FBI reveal that crime has dropped significantly over the past few years while prison populations have exploded, putting huge strains on s...
Walter Jones: The Antiwar Republican From North Carolina Walter Jones: The Antiwar Republican From North Carolina
A pro–Iraq War conservative Republican now fiercely opposes the war in Afghanistan.
May 25, 2011 / Feature / George C. Wilson
The Monster and Monterrey: The Politics and Cartels of Mexico’s Drug War The Monster and Monterrey: The Politics and Cartels of Mexico’s Drug War
When organized crime and drug violence came to Monterrey, the city turned to the military for help. It was a choice many would come to regret.
May 25, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Nik Steinberg
L’Affaire DSK: Presumption of Innocence Lost L’Affaire DSK: Presumption of Innocence Lost
How the media frenzy obliterated the presumption of innocence and relentlessly impugned both Strauss-Kahn and his accuser in vulgar stereotypes.
May 24, 2011 / The Notion / Patricia J. Williams
New Lethal Injection Drug Could Amount to Torturing Prisoners to Death New Lethal Injection Drug Could Amount to Torturing Prisoners to Death
Facing a shortage of lethal injection drugs, some death penalty states have begun switching up the drug cocktail used in executions—but is this experimentation legal?
May 24, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
The Invisible Help: Why Arnold and DSK Thought They Could Get Away With It The Invisible Help: Why Arnold and DSK Thought They Could Get Away With It
The Schwarzenegger and Strauss-Kahn scandals have thrust the plight of the hired help into the spotlight. But usually these women are invisible, exploitable.
May 23, 2011 / S. Eudora Smith