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California May Abolish the Death Penalty
California voters will get a chance to abolish the state's expensive and flawed death penalty system.
Where Movements Meet: Black Lives Matter Organizers Visit #NoDAPL
“I believe we must step beyond solidarity, and that Black and Brown power will get us free.”
As Obama’s Presidency Enters Final Months, Thousands Behind Bars Hope for Clemency
President Obama can help criminal justice reform by issuing mass commutations of unduly harsh drug war sentences.
Trump’s Immigration Plan Punishes Women Most
Women now make up more than half of the immigrant population, and 100 immigrant women arrive in the United States for every 96 men.
A Call for Equitable Development
In Baltimore, activists are urging city officials to move beyond “tax increment financing” that privileges billionaires at public expense.
The Clinton Foundation and the Media: A Deep-Seated Conflict of Interest
Liberals' knee-jerk defense of Clinton risks giving conservatives the high ground on the issue of money and politics.
Drugs and Privilege: Big Business, Congress and the EpiPen
This new price gouge is the latest example of a corrupt system that hurts regular Americans — but we will hold accountable those who are responsible.
Cheaters Like Trump See Cheaters Everywhere
Trump assumes everyone else is bending the rules like he is.
Abu Zubaydah: Torture’s “Poster Child”
The ugly legacy of Bush's torture program continues as the “poster child” for waterboarding, Abu Zubaydah, makes an appeal.
Playing With Fire in Eastern Europe
US officials recognize that they are playing with fire in Eastern Europe — and US actions in the area have raised tensions.