Spying on the Protesters Spying on the Protesters
It's déjà-vu all over again: National Guard units and federal, state and local law enforcement are spying on antiwar activists.
Sep 1, 2005 / Editorial / John S. Friedman
Reforming Three Strikes Reforming Three Strikes
In November, California voters will have their first chance in a decade to reform the state's "three strikes and you're out" law, which has imposed cruel life sentences on th...
Oct 14, 2004 / Editorial / Louis Freedberg
Defying Convention Defying Convention
This article draws on reporting by Eyal Press, Esther Kaplan and Katha Pollitt.
Sep 2, 2004 / Editorial / Liza Featherstone
The War on Dissent The War on Dissent
When New York City was announced as the site of the Republican National Convention back in January 2003, it seemed an odd choice of location.
Aug 26, 2004 / Editorial / Nancy Chang
Justice in Philly (Finally) Justice in Philly (Finally)
Just a few months before this summer's Republican National Convention in New York, the last three protesters to go to trial on charges stemming from the GOP convention in Philade...
Apr 8, 2004 / Feature / Michael Blanding
Lying in Wait Lying in Wait
On the eve of mass protests, police tell tales that turn out not to be true.
Apr 1, 2004 / Feature / David Graeber
Taking Liberties Taking Liberties
On February 3 a law enforcement official working with the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Des Moines served a subpoena on Drake University seeking records on its student chapter of...
Feb 12, 2004 / Editorial / David Cole
Baghdad Beat Baghdad Beat
There's a wonderful children's story by Roald Dahl titled Fantastic Mr. Fox. Mr. Fox is a wily fellow whose record of chicken theft has driven three local farmers to the point of...
Jan 8, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
A Warning for Miami A Warning for Miami
For information on the Viveiros case: www.friendsofcamilo.org.
Nov 13, 2003 / Editorial / Michael Blanding
The Drug War Goes Up in Smoke The Drug War Goes Up in Smoke
A budget crisis and a prison boom make the states a vanguard for drug reform.
Jul 31, 2003 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky