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The moral obtuseness of the Catholic hierarchy runs deep.

We are accustomed to hearing about exorbitant sentencing for drug offenses, but similar sentencing for gun possession is less frequently mentioned.

Military protocols for force-feeding prisoners have been knowingly altered to inflict superfluous suffering.

How have the politics and statistics Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) used in his 1999 song “Mathematics” changed in the 15 years since the song's release?

The Western world has become tolerant of despotic policies. But will recognition of that passivity's root causes bring much-needed resistance?

For 114 years, The William Morris Agency has perpetuated overtly racist policies. Now Leonard Rowe has filed commercial liens against the agency.

Buying and selling political influence is a consensual crime with a radically different nature. Enforcing laws against this crime is practically impossible.

Elizabeth Goitein: President Obama is protecting senior CIA officials and himself.

The Northeastern University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine has become the latest student group to face reprimand for organizing around the Palestinian cause.

The battle over charter schools is heating up after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio blocked three privately run charter schools from using rent-free space inside public schools.