WATCH: NYC Mayoral Forum WATCH: NYC Mayoral Forum
Last week, eight candidates in New York City's upcoming mayoral election spoke on issues of policing and criminal justice at a forum co-sponsored by The Nation.
Jun 28, 2013 / Francis Reynolds
An End to Stop-and-Frisk? An End to Stop-and-Frisk?
There’s something wrong when the number of young black men stopped by police in New York City exceeds the number of young black men actually living in the city.
Jun 28, 2013 / Ryan Devereaux
The Wonderful American World of Informers and Agents Provocateurs The Wonderful American World of Informers and Agents Provocateurs
Close encounters of the lower-tech kind.
Jun 27, 2013 / Todd Gitlin
More Questions for James Comey More Questions for James Comey
Obama’s Republican nominee for FBI chief is much less than the civil liberties hero he appears to be.
Jun 24, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Why Is This US-Born Citizen Being Detained by ICE? Why Is This US-Born Citizen Being Detained by ICE?
A class action lawsuit is challenging an ICE policy that violates the Fourth Amendment by holding citizens as undocumented immigrants.
Jun 21, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Why Aiyana Jones Matters Why Aiyana Jones Matters
Increased militarization of police forces led to the 7-year-old’s death. It’s time we all recognize that.
Jun 19, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Don’t Tread on Me: Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Takes On Stop-and-Frisk Don’t Tread on Me: Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Takes On Stop-and-Frisk
The hip-hop artist tackles the controversial NYPD policy.
May 21, 2013 / Press Room
In the Cleveland Kidnapping Case, Bystander Intervention Worked. What Happens When It Doesn’t? In the Cleveland Kidnapping Case, Bystander Intervention Worked. What Happens When It Doesn’t?
Reliance on the criminal justice system as the primary solution to intimate partner violence is a long-standing point of debate in the movement to end it.
May 13, 2013 / Eesha Pandit
Assata Shakur Is Not a Terrorist Assata Shakur Is Not a Terrorist
The former Black Panther has become the first woman placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist list and reminds us that the struggle for freedom is far from over.
May 7, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Stop-and-Frisk Under Fire Stop-and-Frisk Under Fire
An aggressive, racially charged stop-and-frisk captured on audio helped raise the debate about the police tactic.
May 2, 2013 / Press Room