Law

Inside the Chelsea Manning Trial: Is WikiLeaks a Journalistic Outfit?

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

Bowe Bergdahl and the Real Guantánamo Detainee Scandal

Bowe Bergdahl and the Real Guantánamo Detainee Scandal Bowe Bergdahl and the Real Guantánamo Detainee Scandal

Seventy-eight men who have been cleared for release remain in interminable detention. 

Jun 6, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

The Real ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Jail Is a Health Hazard Filled With Mold and Human Feces

The Real ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Jail Is a Health Hazard Filled With Mold and Human Feces The Real ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Jail Is a Health Hazard Filled With Mold and Human Feces

#HumanityIsTheNewBlack

Jun 5, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Why the Campus Rape Crisis Confounds Colleges

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

Former Los Angeles Deputy: We Beat, Slapped and Tased Inmates Without Provocation

Former Los Angeles Deputy: We Beat, Slapped and Tased Inmates Without Provocation Former Los Angeles Deputy: We Beat, Slapped and Tased Inmates Without Provocation

An ex-deputy testified in court about the culture of abuse pervading Los Angeles County jails.

Jun 4, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Syringes

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 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

How to Fight Economic Inequality—Right Now

How to Fight Economic Inequality—Right Now How to Fight Economic Inequality—Right Now

A new initiative aims to put wages at the heart of the inequality debate.

Jun 4, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Join the ‘Not One More’ Campaign to End Gun Violence

Join the ‘Not One More’ Campaign to End Gun Violence Join the ‘Not One More’ Campaign to End Gun Violence

Just a day after his son was killed, Richard Martinez asked people across the country to send postcards to their elected representatives with the simple phrase “Not one more....

Jun 4, 2014 / NationAction

Turn the NRA’s Weapon Against It

Turn the NRA’s Weapon Against It Turn the NRA’s Weapon Against It

The right’s long, assiduous and destructive march through the courts and the court of public opinion has, perversely, illuminated a path forward for their opponents.

Jun 3, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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