Christie’s Lawyers Say ‘Not Guilty’ After $1 Million Inquiry Christie’s Lawyers Say ‘Not Guilty’ After $1 Million Inquiry
But there are plenty of reasons to be skeptical.
Mar 24, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Europe Goes Soft on Conflict Minerals, Making Human Rights Optional Europe Goes Soft on Conflict Minerals, Making Human Rights Optional
The European Union’s new plan for restricting conflict materials in global trade starts with good intentions, but basically ends there.
Mar 21, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Officials Investigating Death of Mentally Ill Homeless Vet Who ‘Baked to Death’ in a New York City Jail Cell Officials Investigating Death of Mentally Ill Homeless Vet Who ‘Baked to Death’ in a New York City Jail Cell
Jerome Murdough was found dead in a Rikers Island jail cell after it had reached temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mar 20, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Plea Time for Snowden Plea Time for Snowden
A plea bargain, that is—it’s time to make a deal.
Mar 19, 2014 / Daniel Medwed and Michael Meltsner
Why Did Oklahoma Inject Drugs Into the Corpses of Death Row Convicts? Why Did Oklahoma Inject Drugs Into the Corpses of Death Row Convicts?
A new investigation by The Colorado Independent provides a disturbing look at the state of capital punishment in America.
Mar 19, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
De Blasio Settles With 1,500 Minority FDNY Applicants in Discrimination Lawsuit De Blasio Settles With 1,500 Minority FDNY Applicants in Discrimination Lawsuit
The mayor ends another Bloomberg-era legal battle, this one involving people of color who wanted to become firefighters.
Mar 19, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
Why the NRA Is Blocking Obama’s Surgeon General Nominee Why the NRA Is Blocking Obama’s Surgeon General Nominee
It’s not about his record: it’s part of a longstanding effort to make discussion of gun violence taboo, and to keep the gun industry unregulated.
Mar 18, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
After Senate Revelations, the CIA Should Be Looking Over its Shoulder After Senate Revelations, the CIA Should Be Looking Over its Shoulder
This showdown can‘t be ignored. At stake is whether the CIA is accountable to the Congress and the law.
Mar 18, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Problem With Anti-Trafficking Dragnets The Problem With Anti-Trafficking Dragnets
A campaign to criminalize sex workers has put the City of Phoenix under the scrutiny of UN human rights authorities.
Mar 17, 2014 / Michelle Chen
The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence
Most states shut down their debtors’ prisons more than 100 years ago; in 2005, Harpersville, Alabama, opened one back up.
Mar 14, 2014 / Feature / Hannah Rappleye and Lisa Riordan Seville