We are locking too many people up in the land of the free.

For the first time in the United States, more than one in 100 adults is a prisoner. This is news that should concern all of us.read more

A nation is best judged by the manner in which it treats its children. America’s treatment of children is shameful. Now is the time to clean up our act and give all kids an equal chance in life.read more

April 24, 2007

April 29 marks the 15th anniversary of the acquittal of four white Los Angeles police officers in the severe beating of Rodney King, a black motorist. Sadly, America seems to have learned nothing from this case.read more

March 13, 2007

The recent lawsuit against Walgreens is a reminder that employment discrimination may still be a problem in our country.
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December 12, 2006

On the 215th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, freedom is on the retreat.read more

September 5, 2006

This month marks the 35th anniversary of the inmate uprising and massacre at the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York.read more

June 29, 2006

The high court should be commended for taking steps to send the death penalty on its way out.read more

March 8, 2006

America must get its priorities straight.

Several recent studies show that the income gap between rich and poor Americans is widening. The nation's wealth is under the control of fewer and fewer people, and this tide of inequality threatens democracy.read more

January 10, 2006

As the country once again celebrates the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, it is useful for us to re-examine the civil rights leader's philosophy.read more

December 7, 2005

The story of Stanley "Tookie" Williams tells you all you need to know about why the death penalty should be abolished.read more

November 8, 2005

Now the U.S. government is in the gulag business.

As if Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib weren't bad enough, the news media recently reported that the CIA is maintaining covert Soviet-era prisons in Eastern Europe.read more

October 18, 2005

Hurricane Katrina does not justify police brutality.

Many Americans were shocked to view the videotaped beating of Robert Davis, a 64-year-old retired black schoolteacher, by three white New Orleans police officers. The Rodney King-style beating, while disturbing, is sadly nothing new for New Orleans.read more