Analysis & Commentary
GRIT tv | Wendy Weiser, Voting in the US
Wendy Weiser discusses registration deadlines and the many obstacles to voting in the United States.
– 09/30/08
The War on Crime as Precursor to the War on Terror
Aziz Huq and Chris Muller discuss the similarities of the 40-year-old “war on crime” and the current “war on terror,” coming to a sobering conclusion about the most recent use of this war paradigm.
Authored by: Aziz Huq and Christopher Muller
– Fall 2008
Justice Delayed and Denied at Guantanamo
In June of this year, the Supreme Court issued what Ronald Dworkin hailed as “one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in recent years” when it held that the detainees…
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 09/29/08
Buying Time—2008: Nevada
View ads and download story board from state’s judicial election.
– 09/05/08
Buying Time—2008: Louisiana
Judicial election advertisements from the Louisiana race featuring Belsome, Hughes and Kimball.
– 09/05/08
Overcharged
Authored by: Emily Jane Goodman
– 09/03/08
Erika Wood Appears on Locked Out
The news special explores the difficulties people with criminal records face when attempting to restore their right to vote.
– 08/29/08
Justice Denied
The resignation of Alberto Gonzales has brought a smile to the faces of many Bush Administration critics, but will it bring real change? Unless the Senate Judiciary Committee seizes its chance in a new Attorney General’s confirmation hearings, the danger is that Gonzales’s exit won’t just leave Justice tarnished--it will also mean justice denied.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 08/27/08
Bruno Breezes Through State’s Revolving Door
Discusses Sen. Joseph Bruno’s quick and questionable transition into the private sector after years of service in the New York Senate. Bruno now works for an information technology company that has contracts with several executive branch offices and agencies.
Authored by: Andrew Stengel and Susan Lerner
– 08/26/08