Police and Law Enforcement

Class, Not ‘Race’ Class, Not ‘Race’

No racial profiling took place with Henry Louis Gates Jr.; it's not the "teachable moment" for which many are so understandably eager.

Jul 29, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman

Stokely Carmichael

SNCC: The Battle-Scarred Youngsters SNCC: The Battle-Scarred Youngsters

A report from the front lines of the civil rights battle in Greenwood, Mississippi—a very dangerous place to be.

Apr 23, 2009 / Feature / Howard Zinn

Justice for Sean Bell Justice for Sean Bell

Protesters decry acquittal of three New York City police officers on trial for firing 50 bullets at an unarmed man.

Apr 28, 2008 / Video / The Nation Video and Brett Story

Two Angry Men Two Angry Men

Beyond the sensationalism and the sound bites, the Duke rape case reveals the perils of unchecked prosecutorial power.

Mar 4, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Perkinson

Repress U Repress U

Surveillance 101: Big Brother goes to college.

Jan 10, 2008 / Feature / Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Locked Up in New Orleans Locked Up in New Orleans

In response to a crime wave, police are imprisoning a record number of nonviolent offenders.

Aug 23, 2007 / Feature / Robin Templeton

MacArthur Park MacArthur Park

Advocates pushing for reform and immigrants clamoring for justice in the streets will not forget the recent violence in Los Angeles.

May 10, 2007 / Editorial / The Editors

Philadelphia Law Philadelphia Law

The City of Philadelphia seems poised to pay the price for being an overzealous host to the GOP.

May 8, 2007 / Editorial / Deb Schwartz

Surveillance Makes You Paranoid Surveillance Makes You Paranoid

Reports that New York police conducted sweeping nationwide surveillance of people suspected of anti-Bush sentiment in 2004 just might scare us into silence.

Mar 28, 2007 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman

Blackwater Down Blackwater Down

With military and law enforcement forces combing New Orleans in the wake of the storm, why did the federal government feel compelled to hire private security firms Blackwater USA a...

Sep 21, 2005 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

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