The Dark Side of DNA Evidence The Dark Side of DNA Evidence
Collecting DNA upon arrest can identify the guilty and exonerate the innocent. But it also amounts to an expanding racial dragnet.
Mar 27, 2013 / Jason Silverstein
New Pope, Old Papacy New Pope, Old Papacy
There is nothing in Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio’s record to suggest that he will reform the Catholic Church.
Mar 20, 2013 / Norman Birnbaum
Noted Noted
Max Strasser reports on the Robin Hood Tax in the UK and Andrew Bard Epstein on the Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign, and the editors congratulate Chris Hayes
Mar 20, 2013 / Various Contributors
LA’s Homeless Vets LA’s Homeless Vets
It seems unbelievable, but land dedicated to the VA for housing veterans has been denied to them—and LA has more homeless vets than any city in America.
Mar 20, 2013 / Jon Wiener
‘Gideon v. Wainwright’, Fifty Years Later ‘Gideon v. Wainwright’, Fifty Years Later
In its historic decision, the Supreme Court ruled that poor people have a right to a lawyer. But today, our system of indigent defense is shameful.
Mar 20, 2013 / Stephen B. Bright and Sia M. Sanneh
What the UN Owes Haiti What the UN Owes Haiti
Despite the fact that its "peacekeepers" brought cholera to Haiti, the UN is refusing to fund obvious solutions.
Mar 20, 2013 / Isabeau Doucet
The Iraq Invasion, Ten Years Later The Iraq Invasion, Ten Years Later
Is there any benefit to be found in an unbroken record of waste, futility and shame? Only if lessons learned prevent a catastrophe in Iran.
Mar 13, 2013 / Jonathan Schell
Noted Noted
Alleen Brown on the school closure epidemic, Elana Leopold on the impact of NYPD surveillance, Catherine Defontaine on Stéphane Hessel, and the editors on the fight against Geo Gro...
Mar 13, 2013 / Various Contributors
Sherrod Brown Goes After the Big Banks Sherrod Brown Goes After the Big Banks
The Democratic senator is introducing legislation to break them up, but he’s in an uphill battle—against not only the GOP but his own party.
Mar 13, 2013 / William Greider
Bob Woodward’s Tantrum, Bradley Manning’s Torment Bob Woodward’s Tantrum, Bradley Manning’s Torment
As Beltway pundits were captivated by Woodward’s whining over an imaginary threat, the Obama administration was delivering on its real threats to Manning.
Mar 6, 2013 / The Editors