opinion
FIRST, ATONE
Sheldon Thomas forgave the NYPD detectives and prosecutors whose deceptions stole 18 years of his life. We shouldn’t.
Tana Ganeva is a reporter covering criminal justice, drug policy, immigration, and politics.
opinion
HOW YOU DO IT
The prosecution of the Memphis police officers who killed Tyre Nichols stands in stark contrast with how the NYPD and other departments stonewall and protect abusive officers.
opinion
MAKE IT RIGHT
It’s great that the cannabis business is booming and fewer people are being locked up. Now pay back the people whose lives were destroyed by prohibition.
opinion
MAYBE TRY SOMETHING THAT HASN’T ALREADY FAILED
There was no shortage of men with guns on the scene of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
opinion
TEXAS MESSES
The Texas governor sees the likrely demise of Roe v. Wade as an opportunity to take the xenophobic right’s culture war to children.
opinion
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO RECORD
NYC Mayor Eric Adams said citizens recording police “won’t be tolerated.” But it’s completely legal, and the most effective way of ensuring accountability.
opinion
SHORT MEMORIES
New York Mayor Eric Adams and President Joe Biden say their approaches to tackling violent crime are moderate, but they're delusional.
Nope
“The police scatter people around because it scares the condo f*ckers.”