The Sounds of Silence The Sounds of Silence
Voting is a privilege and a responsibility that every American bears. Allowing prisoners to vote will keep us honest.
Jan 29, 2007 / Walter Mosley
A Pillar of American Justice A Pillar of American Justice
The legal philosophy of Louis Brandeis illuminates some of the compelling legal issues of our own times.
Jan 28, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Charles A. Miller
Blink Tanks Fight to Restore Habeas Corpus Blink Tanks Fight to Restore Habeas Corpus
Progressive "blink tanks" are pressuring Congressional Democrats to work to restore civil liberties lost by passage of Bush's Military Commissions Act.
Jan 16, 2007 / Feature / Ari Melber
Gitmo Turns Five Gitmo Turns Five
It's been five years since the first prisoners arrived at the US Naval base at Guantánamo. Will the new Congress undo the damage?
Jan 11, 2007 / Feature / Jonathan Hafetz
New Jersey Could Kill the Death Penalty New Jersey Could Kill the Death Penalty
The Garden State has become the center of gravity in the fight to abolish capital punishment.
Jan 7, 2007 / Feature / Patrick Mulvaney
Incarceration Nation Incarceration Nation
America now leads the world in the number of people behind bars. But hope is emerging that state governments and the courts will seek to hold back the hand of the carceral state.
Jan 5, 2007 / Feature / Silja J.A. Talvi
Heck-of -a-Job Myers? Heck-of -a-Job Myers?
The ICE chief's comments about immigration and unions raise troubling questions. Congress should seek answers.
Jan 3, 2007 / Feature / Rick Perlstein
Questioning Capital Punishment Questioning Capital Punishment
As doubts grow about the humanity and constitutionality of lethal injection, California, Florida and Maryland have shut down executions. America's flight from the death penalty co...
Dec 31, 2006 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro
Jose Padilla’s Ordeal Jose Padilla’s Ordeal
The systematic abuse of an American citizen charged with vague crimes related to terror has destroyed his sanity and made us into what we despise.
Dec 6, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Justice Brandeis Justice Brandeis
One of the phrases most often quoted from Justice Brandeis is, "If we would guide by the light of reason, we must let our minds be bold." The full context in which the phrase fir...
Dec 5, 2006 / The Editors