“Stop and frisk” isn’t just a reality in New York City. New data shows how police target African Americans on highways across America.
Law and Justice
The War of Rape
What happened to Jamie Leigh Jones in Iraq?
The Incurious Investigator
Why introspection was too dangerous for Washington’s bravest sleuth.
Storefront Coyotes
Meet the con artists who “help” immigrants with their visa problems—and who will get rich if Congress passes a “tough” immigration reform bill.
Over the Line
Why are U.S. Border Patrol agents shooting into Mexico and killing innocent civilians?
Bar Examined
The ever-diminishing advantages of a career in the law versus the undiminished enthusiasm of law schools to mint new attorneys.
Prison’s Dilemma
Even if every convict were rightly sentenced, America’s vast, racially skewed incarceration system would still be morally indefensible.
A New Role for Parole
African Americans suffer from high rates of incarceration and crime. Here’s how to drastically reduce both.
Emmett and Trayvon
How racial prejudice in America has changed in the last sixty years.
The Conservative War on Prisons
Right-wing operatives have decided that prisons are a lot like schools: hugely expensive, inefficient, and in need of root-and-branch reform. Is this how progress will happen in a hyper-polarized world?
