‘Will Spy on American Public For Food’ ‘Will Spy on American Public For Food’
How would the NSA and the surveillance state fare on “Parallel Earth”?
Aug 27, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
An Open Letter: How I Failed Chelsea Manning An Open Letter: How I Failed Chelsea Manning
In a statement released yesterday, Manning made it clear that she rooted her actions in the long struggle for racial justice—something many have overlooked in discussing her ...
Aug 22, 2013 / Aura Bogado
New York City Council Overrides Bloomberg’s Veto of the Community Safety Act New York City Council Overrides Bloomberg’s Veto of the Community Safety Act
The two bills of the act will create an inspector general position to monitor the NYPD and expand categories of New Yorkers protected against profiling.
Aug 22, 2013 / Francis Reynolds
Reducing Racial Inequality in Our Justice System Reducing Racial Inequality in Our Justice System
President Obama should follow Attorney General Eric Holder’s lead and commute the sentences of low-level drug offenders.
Aug 22, 2013 / Rep. Steve Cohen (Dem., TN)
DOJ to Texas: Voter Suppression Will Not Stand DOJ to Texas: Voter Suppression Will Not Stand
The Department of Justice is right to challenge the state’s discriminatory voter ID law.
Aug 22, 2013 / Ari Berman
Is Detroit’s Bankruptcy Filing Unconstitutional? Is Detroit’s Bankruptcy Filing Unconstitutional?
Bond holders are at odds with municipal workers over who will bear the brunt of the city’s bankruptcy.
Aug 21, 2013 / Chris Hayes
Will There Be Justice for NYPD Victim Ramarley Graham? Will There Be Justice for NYPD Victim Ramarley Graham?
How the shooting death of the unarmed teenager sparked new activism against police violence in the Bronx.
Aug 21, 2013 / Lucy McKeon
In Chelsea Manning, We Finally Have a Scapegoat for the Iraq War In Chelsea Manning, We Finally Have a Scapegoat for the Iraq War
A target that Republicans and Democrats can unite in vindictive harmony against.
Aug 21, 2013 / Chase Madar
Ending Stop-and-Frisk for Good Ending Stop-and-Frisk for Good
How the New York City Council’s Community Safety Act stands the best chance of curtailing the NYPD’s most destructive racial profiling practices.
Aug 21, 2013 / Ross Tuttle and Stephen Maing
Corruption, Not Migrants, Is Russia’s Problem Corruption, Not Migrants, Is Russia’s Problem
A recent campaign against illegal migrants in Russia reveals the corruption at the heart of the issue.
Aug 20, 2013 / Sean Guillory