The Nunes Memo Shows Real Problems With the FBI, but Not the Ones the GOP Thinks The Nunes Memo Shows Real Problems With the FBI, but Not the Ones the GOP Thinks
How FISA and the Patriot Act enable wide-ranging spying on Americans.
Feb 5, 2018 / David K. Shipler
Why Is Nicaragua’s Homicide Rate So Far Below That of Its Central American Neighbors? Why Is Nicaragua’s Homicide Rate So Far Below That of Its Central American Neighbors?
It’s the revolution, stupid—which fostered innovative policing, along with the dedicated work of community organizers and women activists.
Feb 2, 2018 / Roberto Lovato
Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science? Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science?
A special investigation reveals a disastrous flaw affecting thousands of criminal convictions.
Feb 1, 2018 / Feature / Meehan Crist and Tim Requarth
Was There Anything Actually True in Trump’s State of the Union? Was There Anything Actually True in Trump’s State of the Union?
Harold Meyerson on Trump, and Meehan Crist and Tim Requarth on phony forensics.
Jan 31, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Why Does Our Justice System Fight So Hard to Keep Innocent People Behind Bars? Why Does Our Justice System Fight So Hard to Keep Innocent People Behind Bars?
Mark Godsey was a “prosecutor’s prosecutor” who didn’t think there were any innocent people in prison. Then he began supervising his law school’s Innocence Project, and realized hi...
Jan 24, 2018 / Joshua Holland
ICE Is Going After People Who Were Once Off-Limits ICE Is Going After People Who Were Once Off-Limits
Under Trump, nowhere is safe for undocumented immigrants—not in the shadows and not in the spotlight.
Jan 19, 2018 / Julianne Hing
How a Group Policing Model Is Criminalizing Whole Communities How a Group Policing Model Is Criminalizing Whole Communities
While the Ceasefire model of policing looks progressive, its reliance on collective punishment is anything but.
Jan 12, 2018 / Max Rivlin-Nadler
2017 in Sports and Politics: The Return of the Backlash 2017 in Sports and Politics: The Return of the Backlash
Following an old script, right-wing racist minions spent this year trying to make athlete activists pay a price for being conscious.
Dec 19, 2017 / Dave Zirin
How the Justice Department Can Help Solve the Opioid Crisis How the Justice Department Can Help Solve the Opioid Crisis
Instead of criminalizing drug use, the Department of Justice should do these three things.
Dec 18, 2017 / Megan McLemore
It’s Time to End Mass Incarceration It’s Time to End Mass Incarceration
Locking up more and more people for longer and longer won’t make us safer.
Dec 11, 2017 / Video / Brave New Films