To achieve true criminal justice reform, we must first confront the violence in our country’s past and present.
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New World (Dis)Order
In 1991 George H.W. Bush promised a “New World Order.” A quarter of a century later, we’re finally catching a glimpse of it—like it or not.
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Community Policing in a Time of Crisis
Community policing programs can improve relations between police officers and residents, but current tensions underscore the challenges.
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Q&A: The Economic Consequences of Denying Teachers Tenure
A California court recently reversed a decision that would have weakened teacher employment protections. Economist Jesse Rothstein discusses the tradeoffs between job security and attracting new teachers.
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The Five Worst Roberts Court Rulings
Most progressives would rank Citizens United v. FEC as the worst ruling ever handed down by the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts. But five other rulings are turning out to be even more disastrous.
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A Turn in European Terror
Targets of terror in France and Germany have shifted from well-defened government facilities to more vulnerable public spaces.
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The War over Obama’s Labor Agenda
The NLRB’s latest pro-labor ruling comes just as Republicans turn up the heat on their plan to undermine the president’s labor legacy.
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Forty Years of Experience with the ‘New and Improved’ Death Penalty, 1976–2016
Four decades after the creation of the modern death penalty, the system remains racially biased, costly, and prone to error.
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Vermont Law Delivers Overlooked Victory for Privacy Rights
Recent foreign and domestic terrorist attacks have tilted the advantage on surveillance toward law enforcement and security agencies, which are using these incidents to push for broader powers. Civil liberties advocates can take heart, however, in a privacy victory that has largely gone unnoticed. In early June, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed a sweeping privacy […]
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Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling Sets Precedent for Pending Cases
The decision upholding the University of Texas at Austin’s admissions program is a victory for affirmative action supporters.
