Roger Williams, America’s First Rebel Roger Williams, America’s First Rebel
The founder of Providence was the first to see that religious freedom, and separation of church and state, was intimately connected with political freedom.
May 2, 2012 / Feature / John M. Barry
A New Low in Attacks on Freedom of Speech A New Low in Attacks on Freedom of Speech
Tarek Mehanna got seventeen years in prison for translating a document.
Apr 25, 2012 / David Cole
New Videos Shed Light on Immigrant’s Brutal Death New Videos Shed Light on Immigrant’s Brutal Death
Mexican immigrant Anastasio Hernández Rojas was surrounded and brutally beaten by more than a dozen border patrol officials.
Apr 24, 2012 / Press Room
Supreme Court to Consider Arizona’s Immigration Law Supreme Court to Consider Arizona’s Immigration Law
Does Arizona’s immigration law go too far?
Apr 23, 2012 / Press Room
US Border Patrol’s Excessive Force [VIDEO] US Border Patrol’s Excessive Force [VIDEO]
The deaths of eight people along the US-Mexican border in two years raises questions about the US Border Patrol’s excessive use of force.
Apr 20, 2012 / Press Room
Could Governor Scott Walker Be Indicted Before June? Could Governor Scott Walker Be Indicted Before June?
There is a “huge fear” among Republicans that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker could be indicted before facing a recall election in June.
Apr 19, 2012 / Press Room
Locking Down an American Workforce Locking Down an American Workforce
Prison labor as the past—and future—of American “free-market” capitalism.
Apr 19, 2012 / Steve Fraser and Joshua Freeman
Guns, Gays and Democrats Guns, Gays and Democrats
Yes, the NRA and ALEC pushed pro-gun bills, but they were helped in many instances by Democrats too afraid to take on one of the culture war’s signal issues.
Apr 18, 2012 / Richard Kim
Why Are Prisoners Committing Suicide in Pennsylvania? Why Are Prisoners Committing Suicide in Pennsylvania?
A DOJ probe into the mental health program at a medium security prison could put solitary confinement on trial.
Apr 18, 2012 / Feature / Matt Stroud
The Real Injustice at the Heart of the Trayvon Martin Case The Real Injustice at the Heart of the Trayvon Martin Case
What makes this case exceptional is neither race nor the politics of self-defense alone but the total failure to investigate it for so long.
Apr 18, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams