Ashcroft’s Brand of Justice Ashcroft’s Brand of Justice

John Ashcroft took office swearing on a stack of Bibles--on three of them, actually, one for each of his children--to run "a professional Justice Department that is free from poli...

Feb 6, 2001 / The Editors

Letter From Manila Letter From Manila

Estrada is gone, but corruption remains.

Feb 1, 2001 / Feature / Walden Bello

The Reel Drug War The Reel Drug War

Steven Soderbergh's Traffic—for all its flaws—illustrates how the United States' is deluding itself in its crusade against drugs.

Jan 18, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Michael Massing

The Crackdown on Dissent The Crackdown on Dissent

Police are up to old tricks: disrupting and spying on legal political activities.

Jan 18, 2001 / Feature / Abby Scher

Did Ashcroft Take the Low Road on the Highroad? Did Ashcroft Take the Low Road on the Highroad?

When George W.

Jan 15, 2001 / Feature / David Corn and Dan Moldea

The Clinton Era by the Numbers The Clinton Era by the Numbers

Far more federal investigators. Many more prosecutions of illegal immigrants. The continuing dominant role of the war on drugs. A decreasing emphasis on white-collar crime. More ...

Jan 11, 2001 / Feature / David Burnham and Susan Long

Executioners’ Swan Song Executioners’ Swan Song

Capital punishment will be one of the defining issues of the coming year.

Dec 22, 2000 / The Editors

Return of Legal Realism Return of Legal Realism

Bush v. Gore may have superficially resolved a short-run political crisis, but it has triggered a deep intellectual crisis.

Dec 22, 2000 / Sanford Levinson

Thou Shalt Not Kill Thou Shalt Not Kill

Christians are drifting away in their support of the death penalty.

Dec 22, 2000 / Feature / Marion Gross

Death Trip: The American Way of Execution Death Trip: The American Way of Execution

Dec 22, 2000 / Feature / Robert Sherrill