Death Penalty

Organizing in Troy Davis’s Name Organizing in Troy Davis’s Name

After mourning, fight back by helping these four groups redouble their efforts to abolish capital punishment in the US.

Sep 22, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

On Troy Davis: Murder Is Good Politics, Bad Justice On Troy Davis: Murder Is Good Politics, Bad Justice

In my own experience as a journalist covering this issue, the vast majority of politicians who defend capital punishment do so out of rank opportunism.

Sep 22, 2011 / Robert Scheer

The Execution of Troy Davis Provides Another ‘Haunting Reminder of Once Prevalent Southern Lynchings’ The Execution of Troy Davis Provides Another ‘Haunting Reminder of Once Prevalent Southern Lynchings’

Rejecting international pleas, domestic protests and evidence that Troy Davis was innocent, the state of Georgia put him to death under a process that former Supreme Court Justice ...

Sep 22, 2011 / John Nichols

The Killing of Troy Davis

The Killing of Troy Davis The Killing of Troy Davis

There will not be justice for Troy Davis. But his case has reawakened Americans to a relic of injustice that must be abolished once and for all.

Sep 21, 2011 / The Editors

Top Ten Death Penalty Songs (In Tribute to Troy Davis) Top Ten Death Penalty Songs (In Tribute to Troy Davis)

Here's my stab at a list of the top ten songs ever written in opposition to capital punishment.

Sep 20, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Melissa Harris-Perry on Troy Davis: ‘There’s Simply Too Much Doubt’ Melissa Harris-Perry on Troy Davis: ‘There’s Simply Too Much Doubt’

Troy Davis's case is an "international human rights violation question," says Harris-Perry.

Sep 20, 2011 / MSNBC

TODAY, Georgia Murders Troy Davis TODAY, Georgia Murders Troy Davis

The state of Georgia is about to take part in the legal lynching of an innocent man.

Sep 20, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Supreme Court Blocks Rick Perry’s Texecution of Inmate ‘Based on the Color of His Skin’ Supreme Court Blocks Rick Perry’s Texecution of Inmate ‘Based on the Color of His Skin’

GOP front-runner Perry says he “never struggled” with questions about whether Texas is wrongfully executing death row inmates. But the High Court has intervened to say ...

Sep 16, 2011 / John Nichols

Is Rick Perry Ready to Execute an Innocent Man?

Is Rick Perry Ready to Execute an Innocent Man? Is Rick Perry Ready to Execute an Innocent Man?

Texas death row prisoner Larry Swearingen has faced execution three times for a crime medical experts say he could not possibly have committed.

Aug 30, 2011 / Jordan Smith

A Life in the Balance: Troy Davis on Death Row A Life in the Balance: Troy Davis on Death Row

Troy Davis is one of thousands who face execution for crimes they may not have committed.

Aug 29, 2011 / The Nation

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