Police and Law Enforcement

Eric Garner protest

Eric Garner’s Killer Got a Raise—and de Blasio Did Nothing Eric Garner’s Killer Got a Raise—and de Blasio Did Nothing

That and 10 other times the New York City mayor failed to hold Officer Daniel Pantaleo to account.

Jul 25, 2019 / Jumaane D. Williams

Make America Freight Again

Make America Freight Again Make America Freight Again

All aboard for greatness.

Jul 18, 2019 / OppArt / Lance Hansen

Miami Herald Sign

If Jeffrey Epstein Faces Justice, It’ll Be Thanks to a Local Newspaper If Jeffrey Epstein Faces Justice, It’ll Be Thanks to a Local Newspaper

The decline of regional news will lead to a golden age of corruption.

Jul 17, 2019 / The Liberal Media / Eric Alterman

American Flag Cameras

Artificial Intelligence Is Failing Humans Artificial Intelligence Is Failing Humans

When someone’s always watching, we lose our sense of self. 

Jul 16, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

A Police Shooting Gives the Lie to Buttigieg’s Campaign Narrative

A Police Shooting Gives the Lie to Buttigieg’s Campaign Narrative A Police Shooting Gives the Lie to Buttigieg’s Campaign Narrative

Black voters are wary of Mayor Pete, for good reasons.

Jul 1, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Marsha P Johnson

What We All Owe to Gay Liberation What We All Owe to Gay Liberation

Stonewall shows us what fighting back looked like in an era when state power was hostile.

Jun 27, 2019 / Editorial / Emily Douglas and The Nation

Tiffany Caban election

Tiffany Cabán Claims a Nationally Significant Victory for Queens DA Tiffany Cabán Claims a Nationally Significant Victory for Queens DA

The criminal-justice reformer who has promised "people-powered justice" finished primary night with a lead of more than 1,000 votes.

Jun 25, 2019 / John Nichols

Tiffany Cabán

Tiffany Cabán Just Might Pull This Off Tiffany Cabán Just Might Pull This Off

On June 25, Queens residents could elect one of the most progressive DAs in history.

Jun 19, 2019 / Ross Barkan

Tiffany Cabán

Tiffany Cabán Wants to Transform What It Means to Be a DA Tiffany Cabán Wants to Transform What It Means to Be a DA

The Queens candidate tells The Nation she would prosecute bad landlords, predatory lenders, and abusive employers—not black and brown communities.

Jun 13, 2019 / Q&A / Isabel Cristo

Central Park Five in 2012

Linda Fairstein Is Still Trying to Take Down the Central Park Five Linda Fairstein Is Still Trying to Take Down the Central Park Five

She’s using the media instead of the legal system, but her tactics are as corrupt as they were in 1989.

Jun 13, 2019 / Elie Mystal

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