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Death in the Heart of Texas

Reflections from America's death penalty capital.

"We Can't Breathe!": Boston Protests Against the Eric Garner Grand Jury Decision

On the ground at the "die-ins", marches, and moments of silence.

Obama's Immigration Action

HPR writers debate Obama's immigration executive order.

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.