Criminal Justice

Not Just Hillary Clinton: Why So Many Republicans Are Embracing Marriage Equality

Not Just Hillary Clinton: Why So Many Republicans Are Embracing Marriage Equality Not Just Hillary Clinton: Why So Many Republicans Are Embracing Marriage Equality

Republicans know they must turn toward supporting gay marriage—evidence of how much progress LGBT activists have made.

Mar 19, 2013 / John Nichols

Lobbyists Targeting Liberal Groups Channeled Chinese Hackers’ Strategy

Lobbyists Targeting Liberal Groups Channeled Chinese Hackers’ Strategy Lobbyists Targeting Liberal Groups Channeled Chinese Hackers’ Strategy

The Chamber of Commerce was planning a campaign to illegally hack its critics, and others could easily follow suit. Will cyberwar extend to domestic political campaigns?

Mar 4, 2013 / Lee Fang

On ‘The Following’, and Violence in American Pop Culture

On ‘The Following’, and Violence in American Pop Culture On ‘The Following’, and Violence in American Pop Culture

We might not be inspired to commit violence by shows like The Following, but we are encouraged to ignore how violence is actually committed in America.

Feb 8, 2013 / Michelle Dean

Is the Supreme Court Argument Over Gay Marriage Really All About Straight People?

Is the Supreme Court Argument Over Gay Marriage Really All About Straight People? Is the Supreme Court Argument Over Gay Marriage Really All About Straight People?

According to defenders of DOMA and Prop 8, the purpose of marriage is to entice wayward heterosexuals into committed family life.

Feb 7, 2013 / Nan D. Hunter

Ten Things to End Rape Culture

Ten Things to End Rape Culture Ten Things to End Rape Culture

Rape culture exists because we don't believe it does. Here's how to empower men and women to change the status quo.

Feb 4, 2013 / The Nation

In the War on Guns, Let’s Not Repeat History

In the War on Guns, Let’s Not Repeat History In the War on Guns, Let’s Not Repeat History

Democrats like Joe Biden were responsible for some of the worst laws behind mass incarceration. Whatever our response to gun violence, a new war on crime is not the answer.

Jan 30, 2013 / Inimai M. Chettiar

Let’s End All Gun Deaths, Not Just Mass Killings

Let’s End All Gun Deaths, Not Just Mass Killings Let’s End All Gun Deaths, Not Just Mass Killings

A mother buries her fourth child lost to gun violence as we as a nation continue to avoid a real solution. 

Jan 29, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Asking For It

Asking For It Asking For It

Victim-blaming is the ultimate reminder of how little women matter.

Jan 11, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

President Obama: Pardon Weldon Angelos

President Obama: Pardon Weldon Angelos President Obama: Pardon Weldon Angelos

The story of Weldon Angelos speaks volumes about the unfairness of mandatory minimum sentencing.

Jan 10, 2013 / NationAction

Why Has Obama Pardoned So Few Prisoners?

Why Has Obama Pardoned So Few Prisoners? Why Has Obama Pardoned So Few Prisoners?

Cases like that of Weldon Angelos, who was given a fifty-five-year sentence for selling marijuana, cry out for mercy. But calls for clemency have fallen on deaf ears.

Jan 9, 2013 / Sasha Abramsky

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