- September 30, 2014Holder generated a lot of controversy, but his defense of voting rights deserves to be remembered as one of the most consequential aspects of his tenure as the nation’s top law enforcement official.
- September 30, 2014Ray McGovern was brutally arrested and put on a government watch list following a silent protest at a speech by Hillary Clinton. He sued and won back his freedom.
- September 29, 2014This month, the US Census Bureau revealed that there was a statistically significant decline in poverty last year. Is this worth celebrating?
- September 29, 2014It's just the latest chapter in a story of one state's disastrous foray into the privatization of public services.
- September 26, 2014When North Carolina's Republican lawmakers repealed the Racial Justice Act, those on death row who were wrongfully convicted lost a crucial tool for getting a second chance.
- September 25, 2014Eighty-seven-year-old Ruthelle Franks speaks out about being disenfranchised by Wisconsin's voter ID law.
- September 22, 2014Despite all evidence to the contrary, blaming black culture for racial inequality remains politically dominant. And not only on the Right.
- September 19, 2014By charging higher prices for generic drugs that treat certain illness, health insurers may be violating the spirit of the Affordable Care Act.
- September 19, 2014Environmental statutory processes do not prohibit harm: they permit it. But an ancient legal principle may provide solutions.
- September 16, 2014A new analysis by Facing South reveals that judges are poised to spend record sums in the coming weeks to get elected.