This is the ninth in the Prospect’s series on the 174 measures on state ballots this year. Six years ago, Mesfin Nega was attacked outside a nightclub. He suffered a broken neck and a damaged spinal cord that transformed the previously healthy 32-year-old into a quadriplegic. As The Washington Post later reported, Nega had made […]
Jennie Williams
Jennie Williams is a Prospect fall 2012 intern.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Manhattan, Shaken and Stirred
Hurricane Sandy devastated much of the East Coast—especially New York City and New Jersey—last night. Here’s a collection of photos documenting much of the damage.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Freedom Tour
Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at Amnesty International on her first visit to the United States after 19 years of house arrest.

