States

A Troubling Sentence A Troubling Sentence

UPDATE, January 14

Jan 7, 2002 / Feature / Bob Burtman

Unforgiven Unforgiven

On August 21 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, a struggling oil-refinery town on the Texas border, Wilbert Rideau walked to the center of the modern courtroom, hobbled by shackles. The...

Jan 3, 2002 / Feature / Amy Bach

Oregon Rains on Ashcroft Oregon Rains on Ashcroft

The city of Portland is resisting calls from the Justice Department to racially profile its residents; predictably, right-wing pundits are enraged.

Dec 13, 2001 / David Sarasohn

San Diego Sees the Light San Diego Sees the Light

A Democratic Congressman relates what happened when a large California city rebelled against privatization of its electricity.

Aug 9, 2001 / Bob Filner

Death and Texas Death and Texas

The state's justice system crushes poor people like Ernestina Rodriguez.

Jun 28, 2001 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski

No to Global Sweatshops No to Global Sweatshops

New York's City Council is about to open a promising new front in the global struggle against sweatshop exploitation--a city procurement ordinance that requires decent wages and f...

Apr 19, 2001 / William Greider

Corporate Welfare Spoils Corporate Welfare Spoils

In one of the most foolish and cruelly ironic urban public policy decisions in recent memory, New York Governor George Pataki and New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani are planning...

Apr 19, 2001 / Ralph Nader

He Has a Dream He Has a Dream

The grand ambition of the Rev. Al Sharpton.

Mar 30, 2001 / Feature / Scott Sherman

The Worst Drug Laws The Worst Drug Laws

Adrian Wilson can't make a lobbying trip to Albany anytime soon: The New York State Department of Corrections does not escort its prisoners to the state capital for teach-ins. B...

Mar 22, 2001 / The Editors

People’s Power in CA People’s Power in CA

When former Republican Governor Pete Wilson & Co. started the ball rolling on electric power deregulation in California, there were probably many results they didn't anticipat...

Mar 1, 2001 / William Bradley

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