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Rikers and the Limits of Prison Reform

After a federal investigation discovered a “deep-seated culture of violence” against teenage inmates at Rikers, the U.S. Attorney’s Office issued the City of New...

A Crossroads: Rikers and the Cost of Mass Incarceration

New York City jails are a $1.1 billion problem.

The Problem with Yellen's Inequality Speech

Why Greg Mankiw thinks Janet Yellen shouldn't be talking about inequality

Race and Rikers

Mainstream media coverage has ignored how institutional racism sustains the violence at Rikers.

Wal-Mart and Workers' Rights: A Case Study

In 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act into law, creating the first national minimum wage. This bill forever changed...

What a Republican Senate Means

HPR writers take on what a Republican control of the Senate means for the country.

State of the Races

An overview of the races likely to determine control of the Senate.

Races to Watch

These races won't determine control of the Senate, but they're worth watching anyway.

When Mental Health Gets Political

Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates Charlie Baker and Martha Coakley both endorse mental health background checks for gun purchasers. But their mental health policies differ from...

Ad Astra Per Aspera

We must not allow one incident to derail the incredible progress that so many have sacrificed so much to achieve.