Why Gina Haspel, the Queen of Torture, Was Able to Rise to the Top of the CIA Why Gina Haspel, the Queen of Torture, Was Able to Rise to the Top of the CIA
Obama’s decision not to pursue accountability has given Bush administration criminals golden-shield powers.
Mar 16, 2018 / Lisa Hajjar
This Supreme Court Case Could Make Corporate Giants Even More Powerful This Supreme Court Case Could Make Corporate Giants Even More Powerful
A decision in Ohio v. American Express could undermine our ability to curtail monopoly power.
Mar 16, 2018 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
Letters From the April 9, 2018, Issue Letters From the April 9, 2018, Issue
Octopus’s garden… Is trust-busting enough?… Old justice made new… A nation of ignorance…
Mar 15, 2018 / Letters / Our Readers
It Has Been 210 Days Since Amanda Morales Last Saw the Sun It Has Been 210 Days Since Amanda Morales Last Saw the Sun
For the undocumented mother of three, taking sanctuary in a church seemed the best way to keep her family together.
Mar 15, 2018 / Feature / Cinthya Santos Briones, Laura Gottesdiener, and Malav Kanuga
For Trump, Cruelty Is the Point For Trump, Cruelty Is the Point
The White House’s immigration policies are designed to maximize suffering.
Mar 15, 2018 / Feature / Julianne Hing
It’s Time to Stop Fixating on Punishment It’s Time to Stop Fixating on Punishment
Trump’s call to execute drug dealers is bizarre and irrational, but so is our criminal-justice system.
Mar 15, 2018 / Column / Kai Wright
A New Chance for Journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal A New Chance for Journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal
On March 27, Mumia’s lawyers will go to court again.
Mar 14, 2018 / Comix Nation / Seth Tobocman
Why Is No One Demanding an Explanation for the Torture of Doyle Hamm? Why Is No One Demanding an Explanation for the Torture of Doyle Hamm?
He was the first person in the history of Alabama’s use of lethal injection to walk out of the execution chamber alive.
Mar 13, 2018 / Nicola Cohen
Dividing Immigrants Into Good and Evil Is a Dangerous Game Dividing Immigrants Into Good and Evil Is a Dangerous Game
And if Democrats agree to play it, they’ve already lost.
Mar 13, 2018 / Aviva Chomsky
Escaping Hate: A Trans Woman’s Journey North Escaping Hate: A Trans Woman’s Journey North
Alexandra Acevedo fled Honduras—one of the most dangerous places on earth to be queer—to find safety and the freedom to be herself.
Mar 13, 2018 / Michael Snyder