opinionTHEY’RE STILL CITIZENSSanders Had It Right: Felons Ought to Be Allowed to VoteThere are some rights felons should give up. But voting isn’t one of them. It’s really just a ploy to preserve white rural power.Andrew Novak
LAST GASPSLawyers Are Killing the Death PenaltyAttorneys saved four lives last week during the Arkansas’s execution mania. By driving up the cost of killing, they will save many more across the country.Andrew Novak
HALT!Dems Can Save Immigrants With PardonsThe Trump administration has singled out people with criminal convictions for expulsion, even if they’ve served time. Several governors can simply clear their records—and it’s been done before.Andrew Novak
Out of OrderIt’s Too Dangerous to Elect ProsecutorsThe U.S. is the only country in the world where voters decide who’ll convict criminals. Nearly all those voters—and prosecutors—are white.Andrew Novak
Machinery of DeathDivided Court Upholds Lethal InjectionFor the first time in 20 years, two sitting justices have suggested that the death penalty, itself, may be unconstitutional. Justice Scalia is having none of it.Andrew Novak
OverblownPalestine Has No Chance in CourtAmerican and Israeli leaders expressed consternation at Palestine’s membership in the International Criminal Court. Some believe Palestine will try to prosecute Israel for war crimes. But with no way of investigating or punishing crime on its own, the concern is overblown.Andrew Novak
ThrowbackThe Firing Squad Makes a ComebackUtah’s shocking decision to reinstate the firing squad as a method of execution is a response to embargoes and boycotts—and may accelerate the decline of the death penalty.Andrew Novak
