Life Without Parole: A Different Death Penalty Life Without Parole: A Different Death Penalty
As a death row lawyer who fights to keep his clients alive, I believe life without parole denies the possibility of redemption every bit as much as strapping a murderer to the gurn...
Oct 26, 2012 / David R. Dow
Give the Undocumented a Voice in the Election Give the Undocumented a Voice in the Election
STUDENT FINALIST: The harrowing irony of our current immigration system is that those who will be most affected by immigration policies can’t participate in the election process.
Oct 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Gabriel Matthew Schivone
How Mandatory Minimums Forced Me to Send More Than 1,000 Nonviolent Drug Offenders to Federal Prison How Mandatory Minimums Forced Me to Send More Than 1,000 Nonviolent Drug Offenders to Federal Prison
As a federal district judge in Iowa, I have sentenced a staggering number of low-level drug addicts to long prison terms. This is not justice.
Oct 24, 2012 / Judge Mark W. Bennett
Ending Rape Illiteracy Ending Rape Illiteracy
Why the next feminist battle should be defining rape for the masses.
Oct 23, 2012 / Jessica Valenti
Selling the Supreme Court Selling the Supreme Court
STUDENT FINALIST: The threat of an even further-right-wing Supreme Court is the forgotten issue of this election.
Oct 23, 2012 / StudentNation / Alex Ritter
Preparing for a Digital 9/11 Preparing for a Digital 9/11
Fear of a cyber attack is eroding US civil liberties and the constitution.
Oct 22, 2012 / Karen J. Greenberg
Dream Defenders Will Address School-to-Prison Pipeline During the Last Presidential Debate Dream Defenders Will Address School-to-Prison Pipeline During the Last Presidential Debate
A coalition of students, youth and alumni, who organized in the wake of Trayvon Martin’s murder, have planned a protest in Boca Raton, Florida, to coincide with the last pres...
Oct 22, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
The NYPD Caught on Tape The NYPD Caught on Tape
While Mayor Bloomberg and Ray Kelly defend stop-and-frisk, a damning video is fueling the fight for police accountability in New York City.
Oct 17, 2012 / The Editors
The Police Stop-and-Frisk Numbers Game Corrupts Our Criminal Justice System The Police Stop-and-Frisk Numbers Game Corrupts Our Criminal Justice System
Police officers face tremendous pressure to meet arrest quotas, leading them to "hunt" the very citizens they're supposed to protect.
Oct 17, 2012 / Press Room
Will the New York City Council Curb Stop-and-Frisk Abuses? Will the New York City Council Curb Stop-and-Frisk Abuses?
Council members demanded answers from Mayor Bloomberg's representative just one day after a video released by The Nation documented an abusive stop.
Oct 12, 2012 / Ross Tuttle and Quinn Rose Schneider