Society

All They Want for Christmas Is a Limit on Solitary Confinement

All They Want for Christmas Is a Limit on Solitary Confinement All They Want for Christmas Is a Limit on Solitary Confinement

Prison-reform advocates send New York Governor Andrew Cuomo a Christmas card, asking him to spend a day alone in a cell.

Dec 22, 2017 / Victoria Law

Robert Mueller

Democrats Need to Make Clear that Firing Mueller Triggers Impeachment Democrats Need to Make Clear that Firing Mueller Triggers Impeachment

When a president creates a constitutional crisis, there is only one remedy.

Dec 22, 2017 / John Nichols

Tangier Island, Virginia

The Whiteness of Trump’s Working-Class Supporters: Gary Younge The Whiteness of Trump’s Working-Class Supporters: Gary Younge

A black man travels through White America.

Dec 22, 2017 / Jon Wiener

Angola prison

‘We’re Basically Guessing on These Cases’: Louisiana’s Disastrous Resentencing Hearings ‘We’re Basically Guessing on These Cases’: Louisiana’s Disastrous Resentencing Hearings

SCOTUS has required the reconsideration of hundreds of sentences that put kids in prison for life.

Dec 22, 2017 / Jessica Pishko

Russia Today

The Abyss Between Russian and US Media Just Got Wider The Abyss Between Russian and US Media Just Got Wider

Hasty decisions made on both sides of the Atlantic are causing irreparable damage to journalism as a whole.

Dec 22, 2017 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Robert Mueller

More Media Malpractice in Russiagate More Media Malpractice in Russiagate

Amid worry for the Mueller probe, where is the accountability for mistakes?

Dec 21, 2017 / Aaron Maté

Dream Act Christmas

Keep the Fight Against Trump Alive With a Generous Donation This Holiday Season Keep the Fight Against Trump Alive With a Generous Donation This Holiday Season

These organizations are fighting the pernicious effects of his administration. Now’s the time to give them a boost.

Dec 21, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Kurds protest in Turkey

In Turkey, Repression of the Kurdish Language Is Back, With No End in Sight In Turkey, Repression of the Kurdish Language Is Back, With No End in Sight

Since 2015, scores of Kurdish media organizations, associations, language schools, and cultural institutions have been shut down.

Dec 21, 2017 / Constanze Letsch

‘Whiteness Is All They’ve Got’: Gary Younge on Trump’s Working-Class Supporters

‘Whiteness Is All They’ve Got’: Gary Younge on Trump’s Working-Class Supporters ‘Whiteness Is All They’ve Got’: Gary Younge on Trump’s Working-Class Supporters

Plus D. D. Guttenplan on Jackson, Mississippi, and Amy Wilentz on Ivana Trump’s new memoir.

Dec 21, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Voting Rights Restoration Initiative

This Ballot Initiative Could Restore Voting Rights to More Than a Million Floridians This Ballot Initiative Could Restore Voting Rights to More Than a Million Floridians

If it passes, the measure will automatically re-enfranchise most felons after their sentences are complete.

Dec 20, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

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