When Cops Criminalize the Disabled When Cops Criminalize the Disabled
Ethan Saylor died because police responded with rapid and unnecessary force to his disability. I worry, not only for my son with Down Syndrome, but for all others who face similar ...
Aug 1, 2013 / David M. Perry
Harry Reid Expects the Senate Will Take Up Background Checks Before Midterms Harry Reid Expects the Senate Will Take Up Background Checks Before Midterms
As grassroots organizers mobilize across the country for stronger gun control, the Senate majority leader throws down a crucial marker.
Aug 1, 2013 / George Zornick
The Monsterization of Trayvon Martin The Monsterization of Trayvon Martin
How George Zimmerman’s lawyers exploited racist stereotypes to justify the fear—and killing—of black men.
Jul 31, 2013 / Feature / Patricia J. Williams
Dispatches from the Front: On Narconovelas Dispatches from the Front: On Narconovelas
All wars have their bards, and Mexico’s ongoing narco wars are no exception.
Jul 31, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Volpi
Charged With the Crime of Filming a Slaughterhouse Charged With the Crime of Filming a Slaughterhouse
So-called "Ag-Gag" laws reveal the lengths to which the agriculture industry will go to keep their business practices secret.
Jul 31, 2013 / Leighton Akio Woodhouse
Sexual Harassment Is Not a Disease, But It Surely Is an Epidemic Sexual Harassment Is Not a Disease, But It Surely Is an Epidemic
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s seeking medical help for allegations of sexual harassment redirects our attention away from the real psychological and social harm that his victi...
Jul 30, 2013 / Salamishah Tillet
Politicians in Your Bedroom Politicians in Your Bedroom
The newest way to keep children safe is by criminalizing consensual sex.
Jul 30, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
The Gore Vidal FBI File The Gore Vidal FBI File
The first page, from 1960s, says Vidal made disparaging remarks about J. Edgar Hoover.
Jul 29, 2013 / Jon Wiener
The Curious Cases of Edward Snowden and Robert Seldon Lady The Curious Cases of Edward Snowden and Robert Seldon Lady
What two versions of "justice" tell us about our one-superpower world.
Jul 29, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egyptians Are Coming to the Streets in a ‘Very Tense and Violent Time’ Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egyptians Are Coming to the Streets in a ‘Very Tense and Violent Time’
Sharif Abdel Kouddous, speaking from Cairo, joined Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! to analyze the allegations against ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, the protests surroundin...
Jul 26, 2013 / Press Room