After Clinton’s Strong Debate Showing, Trump’s Lies on Election Rigging Are Even More at Odds with Reality After Clinton’s Strong Debate Showing, Trump’s Lies on Election Rigging Are Even More at Odds with Reality
It is voter suppression—not fantasies of fraud—that could actually undermine the will of the people.
Sep 27, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fortress America Fortress America
How 20th-century liberals helped create our age of mass incarceration.
Sep 27, 2016 / Books & the Arts / James Forman Jr.
If Sweden and Denmark Are So Progressive, Why Did They Close Their Doors to Refugees? If Sweden and Denmark Are So Progressive, Why Did They Close Their Doors to Refugees?
As the migration crisis drags on, even the most tolerant countries in Europe are embracing anti-immigrant politics.
Sep 27, 2016 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
At the First Debate, Clinton Faced Asymmetric Warfare—and Won At the First Debate, Clinton Faced Asymmetric Warfare—and Won
“Donald, I know you live in your own reality,” she said calmly. And it gradually became clear she was right.
Sep 27, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Hillary Clinton Prepared for the Debate, and Showed She Is Prepared for the Presidency Hillary Clinton Prepared for the Debate, and Showed She Is Prepared for the Presidency
It was a winning line on what for Hillary Clinton was a winning night.
Sep 27, 2016 / John Nichols
Understanding the Legacy of the Attica Prison Uprising Understanding the Legacy of the Attica Prison Uprising
Did the terrible events at Attica lead to a more enlightened prison and penal system? No. The repression, instead, became worse.
Sep 26, 2016 / Lewis M. Steel
Black Charlotte Is Frustrated—and That’s by Design Black Charlotte Is Frustrated—and That’s by Design
The Queen City has boomed in recent years. But its growth and prosperity has only hardened a racial divide established decades ago.
Sep 26, 2016 / Greg Lacour
Have You Ever Seen Donald Trump Laugh? Have You Ever Seen Donald Trump Laugh?
As Trump himself might say, there’s something going on.
Sep 26, 2016 / Leslie Savan
The Case Against Prisons The Case Against Prisons
Alternatives to imprisonment are working around the world—so why isn’t the United States on board?
Sep 26, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
These Women Are Demanding a Voice in the Criminal Justice Conversation These Women Are Demanding a Voice in the Criminal Justice Conversation
The movement to reform the criminal justice system is still dominated by men and politicians. This group of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women is changing that.
Sep 26, 2016 / Victoria Law