Criminal Justice

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the End of Innocence

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the End of Innocence Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the End of Innocence

Let’s fight for the right to make horrible mistakes, but remain in the realm of the living.

May 18, 2015 / Debbie Nathan

Snowden’s Vindication

Snowden’s Vindication Snowden’s Vindication

An appeals court declares the NSA’s data grab illegal.

May 13, 2015 / David Cole

One of the World’s Largest Foundations Is Putting Some Real Money Into Criminal Justice Reform

One of the World’s Largest Foundations Is Putting Some Real Money Into Criminal Justice Reform One of the World’s Largest Foundations Is Putting Some Real Money Into Criminal Justice Reform

The MacArthur Foundation’s $75 million pledge shows that political momentum is clearly on the side of reform.

Apr 28, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky

Newt Gingrich

Does it Matter Why the Right Wants Criminal-Justice Reform? Does it Matter Why the Right Wants Criminal-Justice Reform?

Many reformers on the left are optimistic that this time, bipartisan consensus will tilt in a progressive direction.

Mar 27, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Greece’s Golden Dawn: Fascists at the Gate

Greece’s Golden Dawn: Fascists at the Gate Greece’s Golden Dawn: Fascists at the Gate

The party is deeply rooted in the political culture of Greece.

Mar 25, 2015 / Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus

A Q&A With Alicia Garza, Co-Founder of #BlackLivesMatter

A Q&A With Alicia Garza, Co-Founder of #BlackLivesMatter A Q&A With Alicia Garza, Co-Founder of #BlackLivesMatter

The force behind the burgeoning movement talks about the resurgent fight for black liberation.

Mar 24, 2015 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Adolescents Do Not Belong in the Adult Legal System

Adolescents Do Not Belong in the Adult Legal System Adolescents Do Not Belong in the Adult Legal System

It’s time for New York to change how minors are tried in the criminal justice system.

Mar 23, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Utah’s Legislature Paves the Way for Execution by Firing Squad

Utah’s Legislature Paves the Way for Execution by Firing Squad Utah’s Legislature Paves the Way for Execution by Firing Squad

Chris Hayes talks to a GOP congressman who wants to bring back the firing squad about the ethics of the death penalty.

Mar 12, 2015 / Chris Hayes

Should a Criminal Record Be a Life Sentence to Poverty?

Should a Criminal Record Be a Life Sentence to Poverty? Should a Criminal Record Be a Life Sentence to Poverty?

New legislation in the Senate is a first step to giving the more than 70 million Americans with criminal records a second chance.

Mar 11, 2015 / Rebecca Vallas

Obama’s Police Reforms Ignore the Most Important Cause of Police Misconduct

Obama’s Police Reforms Ignore the Most Important Cause of Police Misconduct Obama’s Police Reforms Ignore the Most Important Cause of Police Misconduct

These well-meaning changes will simply reproduce racial inequality.

Mar 6, 2015 / Alex S. Vitale

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