Law

A Bold Progressive Vision for the New York City Council (Really!) A Bold Progressive Vision for the New York City Council (Really!)

Council members are working on an agenda that includes labor organizing, public transportation and giving legal immigrants the right to vote in municipal elections.

Apr 18, 2013 / Brad Lander

How to Beat the Gun Lobby

How to Beat the Gun Lobby How to Beat the Gun Lobby

 The Senate's rejection of universal background checks should be the start of a popular movement to hold our leaders accountable.

Apr 18, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sexual Assault Survivors Are Telling Their Stories—Are We Listening?

Sexual Assault Survivors Are Telling Their Stories—Are We Listening? Sexual Assault Survivors Are Telling Their Stories—Are We Listening?

As the military finally tackles its sexual assault problem, our society as a whole needs to do the same.

Apr 18, 2013 / Chloe Angyal

The Car-Chasers of Hunts Point

The Car-Chasers of Hunts Point The Car-Chasers of Hunts Point

As change nips at the edges of the Bronx, the borough’s iconic auto-glass workers continue their daily street-dance.

Apr 17, 2013 / Charles Rice-González

Shame on the Senate: Gun Control Is Dead, For Now

Shame on the Senate: Gun Control Is Dead, For Now Shame on the Senate: Gun Control Is Dead, For Now

A proposal backed by 90 percent of the American people and a majority of Senators won't become law. Why?

Apr 17, 2013 / George Zornick

Lessons From the Central Park Five

Lessons From the Central Park Five Lessons From the Central Park Five

A new documentary sheds light on what we haven't learned from the tragic miscarriage of justice.

Apr 17, 2013 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

The Senate’s Drone and Trigger-Happy Immigration Bill

The Senate’s Drone and Trigger-Happy Immigration Bill The Senate’s Drone and Trigger-Happy Immigration Bill

Legal permanent residency and eventual citizenship will be conditional on expanded border security—including the use of drones.

Apr 17, 2013 / Aura Bogado

‘Koch,’ ‘The Central Park Five,’ and the End of Doubt

‘Koch,’ ‘The Central Park Five,’ and the End of Doubt ‘Koch,’ ‘The Central Park Five,’ and the End of Doubt

Two movies about a long-gone New York raise questions about the city it has become today.

Apr 17, 2013 / Feature / Gene Seymour

Israel’s Land Grab in East Jerusalem

Israel’s Land Grab in East Jerusalem Israel’s Land Grab in East Jerusalem

Decades of Jewish settlement and Arab dispossession have radically changed the demographic makeup of this Palestinian capital.

Apr 17, 2013 / Anna Lekas Miller

Responding to Terror

Responding to Terror Responding to Terror

After Boston, we must proceed with caution—and respect the rule of law.

Apr 17, 2013 / David Cole

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