How Ferguson, Missouri, Uses Cops and the Courts to Prey on Its Residents How Ferguson, Missouri, Uses Cops and the Courts to Prey on Its Residents
A “scathing” report from the Department of Justice traces discriminatory policing back to the city’s reliance on the fines that accompany tickets and arrests.
Mar 4, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Tell Congress to Put an Expiration Date on Mass Surveillance Tell Congress to Put an Expiration Date on Mass Surveillance
Key parts of the USA Patriot Act are set to expire this summer.
Feb 18, 2015 / NationAction
This Long-Lost Constitutional Clause Could Save the Right to Vote This Long-Lost Constitutional Clause Could Save the Right to Vote
It’s time to start enforcing Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Jan 21, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner
What Part of Constitutional Rights Do You Not Understand? What Part of Constitutional Rights Do You Not Understand?
An injury to one is an injury to all.
Dec 1, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
After Fearmongering Kills the NSA Reform Bill, What’s Next? After Fearmongering Kills the NSA Reform Bill, What’s Next?
The Senate’s failure to bring even a narrow, watered-down reform to a final vote underscores that Congress is for the most part disinterested in exercising its constitutional duty ...
Nov 19, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
NSA Reform Is Blocked by Constitutionally Disinclined Senate Republicans NSA Reform Is Blocked by Constitutionally Disinclined Senate Republicans
Outgoing Colorado Senator Mark Udall promises to fight to the last day “to make sure we keep faith with our founding values.”
Nov 19, 2014 / John Nichols
The Senator Defending Your Privacy Is Fighting for His Political Life The Senator Defending Your Privacy Is Fighting for His Political Life
Colorado Senator Mark Udall has challenged the NSA and defended the Constitution.
Oct 31, 2014 / John Nichols
The Government War Against Reporter James Risen The Government War Against Reporter James Risen
The vendetta against him and whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling reflects an antidemocratic goal: the uninformed consent of the governed.
Oct 8, 2014 / Feature / Norman Solomon and Marcy Wheeler
Revenge Porn Is Malicious and Reprehensible. But Should It Be a Crime? Revenge Porn Is Malicious and Reprehensible. But Should It Be a Crime?
The line between respecting civil liberties and protecting victims is anything but clear.
Oct 1, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
Is the War on ISIS Illegal? Is the War on ISIS Illegal?
The Obama administration’s legal justification for expanding military action in Iraq and Syria is hypocritical and based on tenuous logic.
Sep 11, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter