Law

Who Egged On the Bundy Brothers?

Who Egged On the Bundy Brothers? Who Egged On the Bundy Brothers?

Ammon Bundy and his rogue crew aren’t the only ones trying to privatize public land.

May 18, 2016 / William deBuys

“Human Rights Don't Apply Here”

The Wealthiest, Most Democratic Countries Are Taking in Only a Fraction of the World’s Refugee Population The Wealthiest, Most Democratic Countries Are Taking in Only a Fraction of the World’s Refugee Population

The way a society treats its newest arrivals is a test of its democracy. And we’re failing.

May 18, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Michael Ratner Was a Fearless Warrior for Justice—He Was Also My Beloved Uncle

Michael Ratner Was a Fearless Warrior for Justice—He Was Also My Beloved Uncle Michael Ratner Was a Fearless Warrior for Justice—He Was Also My Beloved Uncle

My relationship with Michael was entwined not only with questions of war, peace, and justice—but also with more intimate questions of family, aspirations, disappointments, anxiety,...

May 18, 2016 / Lizzy Ratner

Gavel

One More Way the Courts Aren’t Working for the Poor One More Way the Courts Aren’t Working for the Poor

There’s no right to indigent defense in civil cases—which means people living in poverty lose out.

May 16, 2016 / Michelle Chen

New Orleans Public Housing

In New Orleans, Criminal Justice Meets Housing Justice In New Orleans, Criminal Justice Meets Housing Justice

When you’re released from jail, you’ve served your time. So why do so many cities still bar the formerly incarcerated from public housing?

May 13, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Immigrant Children in Arizona

The Obama Administration Is Restarting Immigration Raids, but to What End? The Obama Administration Is Restarting Immigration Raids, but to What End?

One absolutely guaranteed consequence of these enforcement actions is that they whip immigrant communities in the US into a terrified panic.

May 13, 2016 / Julianne Hing

Chicago PD protest

Is There Hope for the Chicago Police Department? Is There Hope for the Chicago Police Department?

Yes, but only if we abandon the failed menu of governmental responses to policing scandals. Here’s what we should do.

May 13, 2016 / Norm Stamper

The Anthropocene Truism

The Anthropocene Truism The Anthropocene Truism

Humans and the environment have never been separable. But what does the idea mean for politics?

May 12, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Katrina Forrester

Michael Ratner in front of the Supreme Court

Michael Ratner, 1943–2016 Michael Ratner, 1943–2016

He pursued justice fearlessly, in the face of daunting odds.

May 11, 2016 / David Cole

Illustration of the Memphis Riot of 1866

The Roots of Today’s Racism and Police Violence, in an ‘Inconceivably Brutal’ Riot 150 Years Ago The Roots of Today’s Racism and Police Violence, in an ‘Inconceivably Brutal’ Riot 150 Years Ago

“The police headed the butchery” in Memphis in May of 1866, The Nation reported at the time, “and occupied themselves in shooting down every colored person, of whatever sex, of who...

May 11, 2016 / Richard Kreitner

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