Kill the Death Penalty Kill the Death Penalty
The time has come for the US to join the rest of civilized nations and abolish capital punishment.
Feb 9, 2007 / Editorial / Sunil Dutta
Workers, Not Guests Workers, Not Guests
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is using immigration control measures to retaliate against undocumented workers who stand up for their rights.
Feb 6, 2007 / Editorial / David Bacon
The Sounds of Silence The Sounds of Silence
Voting is a privilege and a responsibility that every American bears. Allowing prisoners to vote will keep us honest.
Jan 29, 2007 / Editorial / Walter Mosley
A Pillar of American Justice A Pillar of American Justice
The legal philosophy of Louis Brandeis illuminates some of the compelling legal issues of our own times.
Jan 28, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Charles A. Miller
Blink Tanks Fight to Restore Habeas Corpus Blink Tanks Fight to Restore Habeas Corpus
Progressive "blink tanks" are pressuring Congressional Democrats to work to restore civil liberties lost by passage of Bush's Military Commissions Act.
Jan 16, 2007 / Feature / Ari Melber
Gitmo Turns Five Gitmo Turns Five
It's been five years since the first prisoners arrived at the US Naval base at Guantánamo. Will the new Congress undo the damage?
Jan 11, 2007 / Feature / Jonathan Hafetz
New Jersey Could Kill the Death Penalty New Jersey Could Kill the Death Penalty
The Garden State has become the center of gravity in the fight to abolish capital punishment.
Jan 7, 2007 / Feature / Patrick Mulvaney
Incarceration Nation Incarceration Nation
America now leads the world in the number of people behind bars. But hope is emerging that state governments and the courts will seek to hold back the hand of the carceral state.
Jan 5, 2007 / Feature / Silja J.A. Talvi
Heck-of -a-Job Myers? Heck-of -a-Job Myers?
The ICE chief's comments about immigration and unions raise troubling questions. Congress should seek answers.
Jan 3, 2007 / Feature / Rick Perlstein
Questioning Capital Punishment Questioning Capital Punishment
As doubts grow about the humanity and constitutionality of lethal injection, California, Florida and Maryland have shut down executions. America's flight from the death penalty co...
Dec 31, 2006 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro