Separate and Unequal Voting in Arizona and Kansas Separate and Unequal Voting in Arizona and Kansas
Two states want to create a two-tiered voting system reminiscent of the Jim Crow South.
Oct 15, 2013 / Ari Berman
Should It Cost Less to Get Out of Jail if You’re Rich? Should It Cost Less to Get Out of Jail if You’re Rich?
Thanks to the $14 billion commercial bail industry, we have two criminal justice systems: one for the rich and one for the rest of us.
Oct 15, 2013 / NationAction
Judge Who Framed Voter ID Laws As Constitutional Says He Got It Wrong Judge Who Framed Voter ID Laws As Constitutional Says He Got It Wrong
Posner admits error in sustaining "a law now widely regarded as a means of voter suppression rather than fraud prevention."
Oct 15, 2013 / John Nichols
The Normalization of Violence Against Black Women The Normalization of Violence Against Black Women
The House stood and applauded the shooting death of Miriam Carey, further perpetuating the idea that black women’s lives are not worth as much as others.
Oct 8, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
The Data Hackers The Data Hackers
Mining your information for Big Brother.
Oct 8, 2013 / Pratap Chatterjee
California Just Got a Little Safer for Undocumented Residents California Just Got a Little Safer for Undocumented Residents
An assortment of bills signed into law will allow undocumented immigrants to breathe, drive, and work a little easier.
Oct 8, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Meet the Medical Company Making $1.4 Billion a Year Off Sick Prisoners Meet the Medical Company Making $1.4 Billion a Year Off Sick Prisoners
In states that use Corizon to provide healthcare in their prisons, medical neglect and abuse run rampant.
Oct 8, 2013 / NationAction
Culture of Fear: Miriam Carey’s Tragedy, and Our Own Culture of Fear: Miriam Carey’s Tragedy, and Our Own
A troubled person appeared to attack the White House, and was shot to death—in 1976. Back then, a less fearful time, it didn’t become a national obsession.
Oct 4, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Ohio Students Fight Back Against ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Ohio Students Fight Back Against ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws
The battle against Stand Your Ground has migrated to the Midwest and students are in the trenches.
Oct 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Isabelle Nastasia and StudentNation
Napolitano’s Hypocrisy on Immigration Napolitano’s Hypocrisy on Immigration
The former head of the DHS needs to come clean about Secure Communities.
Oct 4, 2013 / Aura Bogado