Criminal Justice

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No, We Do Not Need New Anti-Terrorism Laws to Combat Right-Wing Extremists No, We Do Not Need New Anti-Terrorism Laws to Combat Right-Wing Extremists

In the wake of the storming of the Capitol, many people have begun calling to expand the War on Terror. This would be a grave error.

Jan 11, 2021 / Moustafa Bayoumi

Trump Supporters Mob the US Capitol

Trump Supporters Mob the US Capitol Trump Supporters Mob the US Capitol

Incited by the president, white supremacists invade the Capitol. Most walk away—there are few arrests.

Jan 8, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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How the System Kept Failing the Only Woman on Federal Death Row How the System Kept Failing the Only Woman on Federal Death Row

Throughout Lisa Montgomery’s life, authorities repeatedly failed to stop the extreme violence and abuse that she suffered.

Jan 6, 2021 / Victoria Law

Trump and His Cronies Must Face the Music for Their Crimes

Trump and His Cronies Must Face the Music for Their Crimes Trump and His Cronies Must Face the Music for Their Crimes

This is about more than just reforming a broken process. A steady focus on accountability isolates and diminishes the critics.

Jan 4, 2021 / Feature / John Nichols

Give the Students a Round of Applause

Give the Students a Round of Applause Give the Students a Round of Applause

It's been a… tumultuous school year. But that didn’t stop young people from fighting for change.

Dec 31, 2020 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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What an Ex-Cop Learned in Prison About Police Culture What an Ex-Cop Learned in Prison About Police Culture

Brooks Laughlin tells incarcerated writer Michael J. Moore, “The most manly thing you can do is ask for help.”

Dec 31, 2020 / Michael J. Moore

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Trump’s Covid Aid Shenanigans Were All About Me Me Me Trump’s Covid Aid Shenanigans Were All About Me Me Me

This egomaniac has zero concern for the unemployed, the cratered businesses, the sick and dying. He’d much rather pardon crooks and undermine democracy.

Dec 29, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

How the Movement for Black Lives Helped Defeat Trump in Arizona

How the Movement for Black Lives Helped Defeat Trump in Arizona How the Movement for Black Lives Helped Defeat Trump in Arizona

While some Democrats have taken to blaming racial-justice activism for their party’s poor showing in down-ballot races, Arizona activist Lola N’Sangou tells a very different story.

Dec 23, 2020 / Q&A / Jessica Suriano

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Supreme Court Justice John Roberts (2L) administers the oath of office to U.S. President Donald Trump (L) as his wife Melania Trump holds the Bible and son Barron Trump looks on, on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump Is Guilty of Sedition and Must Be Brought to Justice Trump Is Guilty of Sedition and Must Be Brought to Justice

He’s violating his oath to protect the Constitution, and every day that he’s allowed to remain in power, the threat to our democracy grows.

Dec 22, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

How Did We End Up With Our Current Public Defender System?

How Did We End Up With Our Current Public Defender System? How Did We End Up With Our Current Public Defender System?

Sara Mayeux’s new history highlights how without a more fundamental transformation of criminal law, public defenders often provide only a limited form of equality and fairness befo...

Dec 14, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Clair

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