The Real Injustice at the Heart of the Trayvon Martin Case The Real Injustice at the Heart of the Trayvon Martin Case
What makes this case exceptional is neither race nor the politics of self-defense alone but the total failure to investigate it for so long.
Apr 18, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Police, Protests and Pepper Spray in California Police, Protests and Pepper Spray in California
According to a new report, the pepper spraying of peacefully protesting UC Davis students last year “should and could have been prevented.”
Apr 18, 2012 / Tom Hayden
Occupy and the Right to Protest Occupy and the Right to Protest
Could litigation over the Occupy movement strengthen First Amendment rights for protesters?
Apr 13, 2012 / Laura Bolt
Trayvon Martin: Guilty of Being Black Trayvon Martin: Guilty of Being Black
As long as black men are assumed to be armed and dangerous, Stand Your Ground laws will produce more Trayvon Martins.
Mar 28, 2012 / Editorial / The Editors
How ALEC Took Florida’s ‘License to Kill’ Law National How ALEC Took Florida’s ‘License to Kill’ Law National
The American Legislative Exchange Council made Florida's law into “model legislation.” The killing of Trayvon Martin reveals just how bad that model is.
Mar 22, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Despite the History of Brutality, We Must Reform, Not Abandon, the Police Despite the History of Brutality, We Must Reform, Not Abandon, the Police
Only the government can assume the role of policing and protecting Americans.
Mar 21, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Can Anyone Rein in the NYPD’s Spies? Can Anyone Rein in the NYPD’s Spies?
Outrage over the surveillance of Muslim communities must be channeled into pressure to investigate—and end—the federally funded program.
Mar 7, 2012 / Editorial / The Editors
Where’s the Outrage Over the NYPD’s Spying Operation? Where’s the Outrage Over the NYPD’s Spying Operation?
For there to be any kind of change, outrage over the NYPD's spying operation will need to spread more broadly throughout the progressive community.
Mar 7, 2012 / Audio / The Nation
How to Fund an American Police State How to Fund an American Police State
The government is spending real money on an imaginary war.
Mar 5, 2012 / Stephan Salisbury
Student Privacy and the PATRIOT Act Student Privacy and the PATRIOT Act
More than a decade after Congress passed the PATRIOT Act, its varied implications are still unraveling.
Feb 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Uzma Kolsy