Tennessee execution of Hines proves state needs spectacle for power
The spectacle in Nashville this week was less a matter of justice and more an exercise in profound, predictable theater.
By Tom Beckwith ·
oklahoma — Lorien Times
Tennessee, Alabama, Oklahoma: Justice is a state-run slaughterhouse
I don't know what the architects of American justice are thinking these days, but it ain't about doing right. It’s about spectacle.
By Josie Calloway ·
Political void paralyzes NIGC, risking $46 billion revenue
It seems that the sheer, staggering weight of money—$46 billion in tribal gambling revenue alone—has rendered regulatory oversight utterly irrelevant.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
‘Much, much more than what’s been reported’: Keep cyclospora on your radar as cases climb in Illinois, expert advises
The current flurry of headlines about Cyclospora cayetanensis is a textbook example of how quickly localized biological threats can balloon into national crises through sheer information density.
By Dana Whitfield ·