Police and Law Enforcement

Immigrants Are Dying In Detention While ICE Ignores Its Own Medical Standards

Immigrants Are Dying In Detention While ICE Ignores Its Own Medical Standards Immigrants Are Dying In Detention While ICE Ignores Its Own Medical Standards

A new report demonstrates how medical negligence played a significant role in many detention center deaths.

Apr 25, 2016 / Raul Grijalva

What Happened to Sandra Bland?

What Happened to Sandra Bland? What Happened to Sandra Bland?

To answer that question, you must begin way before she died in a Texas jail.

Apr 21, 2016 / Feature / Debbie Nathan

Who Is Behind the Lie That More Guns Makes Us Safe?

Who Is Behind the Lie That More Guns Makes Us Safe? Who Is Behind the Lie That More Guns Makes Us Safe?

The NRA doesn’t need just cash to bully legislators—it needs bad information too.

Apr 20, 2016 / Ari Rabin-Havt

Demand That the Police Stop Spying on Your Cell Phone

Demand That the Police Stop Spying on Your Cell Phone Demand That the Police Stop Spying on Your Cell Phone

As civil-liberties advocates force police to release more information on invasive Stingray surveillance, join an international campaign to put a stop to it.

Apr 18, 2016 / NationAction

The Newtown Families Just Won a Big Victory in Their Fight Against Remington Guns

The Newtown Families Just Won a Big Victory in Their Fight Against Remington Guns The Newtown Families Just Won a Big Victory in Their Fight Against Remington Guns

Will the gunmaker have to pay the price for the Sandy Hook mass shooting?

Apr 14, 2016 / George Zornick

Bill Clinton

Note to Bill Clinton: There Is No Inherent Criminality Note to Bill Clinton: There Is No Inherent Criminality

At the heart of Bill Clinton’s comments about the 1994 crime bill is the belief in a natural and permanent class of criminals.

Apr 14, 2016 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Chinese Americans Want NYPD Officer Peter Liang Held Accountable, Too

Chinese Americans Want NYPD Officer Peter Liang Held Accountable, Too Chinese Americans Want NYPD Officer Peter Liang Held Accountable, Too

The historical racism directed at Chinese people is deeply felt, but the conviction of Peter Liang was never an appropriate example of systemic racism.

Apr 13, 2016 / Alex T. Tom and Alix Mariko Webb

A solitary confinement cell

You Either Work or You Go to Jail You Either Work or You Go to Jail

Parole and probation are trapping former prisoners in debt, forcing them to work to avoid getting locked up.

Apr 12, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Ahmed Ferhani

A Muslim Man Was Ensnared in a Terror Plot by the NYPD—He Just Attempted Suicide A Muslim Man Was Ensnared in a Terror Plot by the NYPD—He Just Attempted Suicide

Ahmed Ferhani reported abuse by prison guards after being convicted in a controversial terrorism case.

Apr 10, 2016 / John Knefel

Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley Calls for the NBA to Move the 2017 All-Star Game, and Makes My Head Spin Charles Barkley Calls for the NBA to Move the 2017 All-Star Game, and Makes My Head Spin

Charles Barkley is not consistent in who he stands up for. But like it or not, he’s relevant.

Apr 7, 2016 / Dave Zirin

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