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Only Conservatives Can End the Death Penalty

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 26, 2011 Forgive me, fellow liberals, but we're not going to be the ones who lead this fight. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Murder Is Good Politics, Bad Justice

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Sep 22, 2011 In my own experience as a journalist covering this issue, the vast majority of politicians who defend capital punishment do so out of rank opportunism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dave Zirin and Mike Farrell on the Death of Troy Davis

Staff / Truthdig Sep 22, 2011 On Wednesday's Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK, in the hours before the execution of Troy Davis, Mike Farrell and Dave Zirin discussed what Zirin called a "legal lynching" Also: LA’s labor battle and the politics of HollywoodOn Wednesday's Truthdig Radio, in the hours before the execution of Troy Davis, Mike Farrell and Dave Zirin discussed what Zirin called a "legal lynching. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Troy Davis Is Dead

Staff / Truthdig Sep 22, 2011 Troy Davis' 22-year ordeal is over. The state of Georgia executed Davis on Wednesday night. In the years since he was convicted of killing an off-duty police officer, seven of the nine witnesses who testified against him recanted their testimony and his cause gained many supporters, among them the pope and Jimmy Carter. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Message From Troy Davis

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2011 A day before his scheduled execution, Amnesty International USA released a message from Troy Davis, who said, "I will not stop fighting until I've taken my last breath." Davis will be killed Wednesday night unless there is a last-minute intervention. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Georgia Justice

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Tea Party Vacation

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Troy Davis and the Politics of Death

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 14, 2011 Death brings cheers these days in America. That is why challenging the death sentence to be carried out against Troy Davis by the state of Georgia on Sept. 21 is so important. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Killer in Chief

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Aug 19, 2011 Gov. Rick Perry is a happy executioner, having presided over 230 executions in Texas. That’s more, reported The Texas Tribune, “than any other modern governor of any state.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Casey Anthony and Why We Need to Fix Capital Punishment

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 17, 2011 The case of the newly freed Anthony points to how our capital punishment system is marred by gender-based discrimination that both unfairly benefits and unfairly burdens female offenders. The U.S. capital punishment system both unfairly benefits and unfairly burdens female offenders. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Death Penalty and the Costs of an Obsession

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 11, 2011 The unseemly love affair of some American politicians with the death penalty is bad for justice and bad for our country's standing in the world. It inflicts a wholly unnecessary moral stain on a nation that rightly preaches the rule of law to everyone else. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )