How the Courts Perpetuate Broken-Windows Policing How the Courts Perpetuate Broken-Windows Policing
Issa Kohler-Hausmann’s Misdemeanorland looks at how the court system has imposed a system of control that reinforces broken-windows police.
Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Clio Chang
Cops Usually Get Away With Murder. What Was Different in Chicago? Cops Usually Get Away With Murder. What Was Different in Chicago?
When there is the will to seriously prosecute an officer, the public can hold the police accountable.
Oct 12, 2018 / Ed Burmila
The FBI/White House Supplemental Background Check on Brett Kavanaugh The FBI/White House Supplemental Background Check on Brett Kavanaugh
If the Federal Bureau had been no more thorough Than that when it was in charge, All the federal pens would have cell blocks left empty, And Dillinger’d still be at large.
Oct 11, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Most Important Office in the Trump Era Isn’t at the Top of the Ballot The Most Important Office in the Trump Era Isn’t at the Top of the Ballot
State attorneys general are the key to holding the White House to account—and Democrats are making a strong showing in several races.
Oct 11, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols
To Preserve Our Humanity, We Must Ban Killer Robots To Preserve Our Humanity, We Must Ban Killer Robots
Algorithms could create a perfect killing machine, stripped of the empathy and conscience that might hold a human back.
Oct 1, 2018 / Ray Acheson
Mass Surveillance Begins at the Local Level. So Does the Resistance to It. Mass Surveillance Begins at the Local Level. So Does the Resistance to It.
Grassroots groups are leading the pushback against government spying.
Sep 27, 2018 / Andrew Tan-Delli Cicchi
Brett Kavanaugh and the Case of the Vanishing Rape Victim Brett Kavanaugh and the Case of the Vanishing Rape Victim
Long before the recent charges against him, we already had evidence of Kavanaugh’s disturbing lack of empathy for rape victims.
Sep 27, 2018 / Bruce Shapiro
California Ended Cash Bail—but May Have Replaced It With Something Even Worse California Ended Cash Bail—but May Have Replaced It With Something Even Worse
Racist algorithms and unlimited judicial discretion threaten to increase pretrial incarceration in California.
Sep 24, 2018 / John Raphling
The Little Yellow Sanctuary in the Shadow of ICE The Little Yellow Sanctuary in the Shadow of ICE
El Refugio has given the family members of immigrant detainees food, shelter, and assistance in a remote corner of Georgia.
Sep 10, 2018 / Anjali Enjeti
Demand an End to US Support for the War in Yemen Demand an End to US Support for the War in Yemen
You can also spread the word about a historic nationwide prison strike and attend a protest to demand the Senate reject Brett Kavanaugh.
Aug 21, 2018 / NationAction