Walmart Asks a Judge to Block Historic Strikes Walmart Asks a Judge to Block Historic Strikes
What’s the real purpose of Walmart’s Labor Board charge against the United Food & Commerical Workers Union?
Nov 19, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
Marching Against the Death Penalty in Texas Marching Against the Death Penalty in Texas
For family members of death row prisoners, including those who have been executed, gatherings like the March for Abolition are a critical lifeline, and a link to a desperately need...
Nov 16, 2012 / Liliana Segura
Voting Out the Drug War Voting Out the Drug War
Along with marijuana decriminalization in other states, the success of Proposition 36 in California is a ray of hope for those trapped in the abyss of the War on Drugs.
Nov 14, 2012 / Eugene Jarecki
Nobel Laureates Salute Bradley Manning Nobel Laureates Salute Bradley Manning
As people who have devoted our lives to forging a more peaceful and just world, we salute Manning's courage and condemn his treatment at the hands of the government.
Nov 14, 2012 / Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mairead Maguire, and Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
Barney Frank, Ron Paul Pressure Obama on New Marijuana Laws Barney Frank, Ron Paul Pressure Obama on New Marijuana Laws
Frank and Paul are asking the federal government to respect new decriminalization laws in the states—while Latin American leaders get involved as well.
Nov 14, 2012 / George Zornick
What Effect Will the Election Have on Criminal Justice? What Effect Will the Election Have on Criminal Justice?
Though sentencing, the drug war and other criminal justice issues were absent from the presidential contest, November 6 saw a wave of voter initiatives that will change policy on “...
Nov 14, 2012 / Graham Kates
Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
New voting restrictions prove why the Voting Rights Act is as relevant as it ever was.
Nov 12, 2012 / Ari Berman
California Rolls Back ‘Three Strikes’—Will Others Follow? California Rolls Back ‘Three Strikes’—Will Others Follow?
Along with marijuana decriminalization in other states, the success of Proposition 36 in California is a ray of hope for those trapped in the abyss of the War on Drugs.
Nov 8, 2012 / Eugene Jarecki
Eleventh-Hour GOP Voter Suppression Could Swing Ohio Eleventh-Hour GOP Voter Suppression Could Swing Ohio
A last-minute directive by the Ohio Secretary of State could discard thousands of provisional ballots, delay the election, and hand the Buckeye State to Mitt Romney.
Nov 4, 2012 / Ari Berman
Checking Big Brother Checking Big Brother
The Nation, with the ACLU and others, is suing the government over a law that allows unchecked surveillance. Will the Supreme Court even allow us to argue our case on the merits?
Nov 2, 2012 / David Cole