Trump Prepares to Kill Brandon Bernard Even as Jurors Say His Life Should Be Spared
At age 18, Bernard was an accomplice to a murder. Now five jurors who sentenced him to death have changed their minds.
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Coronavirus Cases Are Increasing at Texas Jail Where Efforts to Release People Amid Pandemic Fell Apart
The Harris County Jail cut its population by more than 1,500 people in March and April but is now on track to eclipse its pre-pandemic population.
As Black Vigilance Becomes Armed Vigilantism, Accountability Is Lost in Atlanta’s Streets
Street justice administered by people who don’t want anyone to know who they are is not a substitute for policing.
Jamaal Bowman Set to Oust Rep. Eliot Engel in Major Progressive Power Grab
As votes roll in, progressives in New York state are now poised to win a slew of primary victories.
“This Has to Stop”: Court Rejects Qualified Immunity for Officers Who Shot Wayne Jones 22 Times
Although police often make split-second decisions, “we expect them to do so with respect for the dignity and worth of black lives,” the judge wrote.
Rebuilding the Economy Will Require Joe Biden to Think Very Differently Than 2009
It is a delusion to think that merely injecting money will bring back the happy mix of jobs and incomes we've lost in the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Best Movie Ever Made About the Truth Behind the Iraq War Is “Official Secrets”
The new movie starring Keira Knightley as a British whistleblower is equally inspiring, demoralizing, hopeful, and enraging.
Progressive Challengers Could Shatter a Washington Narrative on Tuesday
With most attention on the presidential race, a number of Democratic House candidates are hoping to flip red seats and disprove a 2018 theory.
In Eric Branstad, the Trump Administration Has Its Own Hunter Biden Problem
What does a former Iowa governor’s son have to do with Trump’s China policy?
Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Rights but Leaves the Door Open to New Challenges
Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the fifth vote to overturn a Louisiana law, but his opinion still raised concerns among reproductive rights advocates.