The New Season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Has a Diverse Cast and a Cynical Heart The New Season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Has a Diverse Cast and a Cynical Heart
Yes, it humanizes the women held in Litchfield Penitentiary—but it laughs at the idea that they could change anything about their circumstances.
Jun 16, 2014 / Salamishah Tillet
Inside the Chelsea Manning Trial: Is WikiLeaks a Journalistic Outfit? Inside the Chelsea Manning Trial: Is WikiLeaks a Journalistic Outfit?
A new graphic novel documents the intense legal wranglings inside one of the most important trials of the Internet age.
Jun 9, 2014 / Clark Stoeckley
Why the Campus Rape Crisis Confounds Colleges Why the Campus Rape Crisis Confounds Colleges
Virtually everyone agrees the system is broken. But while some feminists want colleges to deliver justice, others argue it’s just not their job. Who is right?
Jun 5, 2014 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg
Why We’re Shocked by White Heroin Use Why We’re Shocked by White Heroin Use
Do white pundits, reporters and TV producers have a no-snitch policy on exposing crises in the white community?
Jun 4, 2014 / Ishmael Reed
New Mass Murder, Old Lesson New Mass Murder, Old Lesson
Why we avoid talking about the one thing that might stop the next bloodbath
Jun 4, 2014 / Column / Richard Kim
1 in 5 Undergraduate Women Faces Sexual Assault—Now the Federal Government Is Finally Doing Something About It 1 in 5 Undergraduate Women Faces Sexual Assault—Now the Federal Government Is Finally Doing Something About It
Sexual assault survivors forced campus officials to listen up. Last week’s news shows the feds picking up what’s been their work all along.
May 9, 2014 / Dani McClain
Does Judge Rudolph Randa Have a Conflict in the Scott Walker Case? Does Judge Rudolph Randa Have a Conflict in the Scott Walker Case?
His judicial assistant is married to a top lawyer for Walker’s gubernatorial campaign.
May 8, 2014 / George Zornick
Healing the Rot at the Heart of the Criminal Justice System Healing the Rot at the Heart of the Criminal Justice System
As reforms have caused incarceration rates to fall and the sky has not fallen with it, Americans are increasingly supportive of such measures.
May 7, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Where Shame Is Policy: Inside LA’s ‘Teacher Jail’ Where Shame Is Policy: Inside LA’s ‘Teacher Jail’
Using sex as an excuse, Los Angeles has created a disciplinary limbo in which hundreds of teachers languish.
Apr 30, 2014 / JoAnn Wypijewski
A New Book Says Chris Christie Misused His Power as US Attorney A New Book Says Chris Christie Misused His Power as US Attorney
Anti-corruption arrests were staged to help his 2009 election, says author Louis Manzo.
Apr 30, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss