There’s a Constitutional Showdown in Oklahoma Over 2 Planned Executions (UPDATED) There’s a Constitutional Showdown in Oklahoma Over 2 Planned Executions (UPDATED)
Republican Governor Mary Fallin is defying a state Supreme Court order staying the executions of two men.
Apr 23, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
The NYPD Has Disbanded Its Most Notorious Spy Unit, but Is the Age of Muslim Surveillance Really Over? The NYPD Has Disbanded Its Most Notorious Spy Unit, but Is the Age of Muslim Surveillance Really Over?
Many worry that the architecture of NYPD’s surveillance system remains largely intact.
Apr 23, 2014 / Anna Lekas Miller
Tracking a Marked Population in the US Borderlands Tracking a Marked Population in the US Borderlands
Along the US-Mexico border, the high-powered cameras are pointed at you and the drones are above you.
Apr 23, 2014 / Todd Miller
Rancher Bundy and His Cows in ‘A Visit to the Big Apple’ Rancher Bundy and His Cows in ‘A Visit to the Big Apple’
All American patriots should have the right to bring their cows to the top of the Empire State Building.
Apr 23, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
The ‘Environmentalists’ Who Scapegoat Immigrants and Women on Climate Change The ‘Environmentalists’ Who Scapegoat Immigrants and Women on Climate Change
Americans put climate change low on their list of priorities. But consider how poor women fare when we opt out of the conversation.
Apr 22, 2014 / Dani McClain
Want to Stop Climate Change? Take the Fossil Fuel Industry to Court Want to Stop Climate Change? Take the Fossil Fuel Industry to Court
Big Carbon is where Big Tobacco was, before it started losing.
Apr 21, 2014 / Feature / Dan Zegart
Rural Counties Turn to Prisons for Economic Salvation Rural Counties Turn to Prisons for Economic Salvation
With coal not paying the bills, West Virginia has turned to prison construction.
Apr 21, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Obama Plans to Grant Clemency to ‘Hundreds, Perhaps Thousands,’ of Nonviolent Drug Offenders Obama Plans to Grant Clemency to ‘Hundreds, Perhaps Thousands,’ of Nonviolent Drug Offenders
Obama has so far granted fewer pardons than any modern US president.
Apr 21, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
As Deportations Continue to Tear Families Apart, Tell President Obama to Act As Deportations Continue to Tear Families Apart, Tell President Obama to Act
While Congress drags its feet, President Obama could make a real difference in the lives of millions of immigrants and their families.
Apr 18, 2014 / NationAction
Will the Supreme Court Let Florida Drug-Test All Its Government Employees? Will the Supreme Court Let Florida Drug-Test All Its Government Employees?
What does a positive test mean when your economic fate hinges on the result? What kind of “discipline” is maintained by subjugating bodily privacy in the name of “public safety”?
Apr 18, 2014 / Michelle Chen