short readApr 18, 2023 Who pays, and doesn’t pay, federal income taxes in the U.S.? Since 2000, there has been a downward trend in average effective tax rates for all but the richest taxpayers.
short readMar 20, 2019 Countries have different priorities when they review each other’s human rights records Every UN member state faces a periodic review of its human rights record. But the issues raised in these reviews can vary depending on which countries are doing the reviewing.
short readApr 22, 2015 America’s death row population is shrinking While most Americans continue to favor the death penalty for murder convictions, far fewer people are receiving death sentences than in years past.
short readApr 30, 2014 Botched execution in Oklahoma renews death-penalty debate Oklahoma’s botched execution of Clayton Lockett has renewed debate about how, and whether, the U.S. should impose the death penalty.
short readMar 28, 2014 Lower support for death penalty tracks with falling crime rates, more exonerations Over the past half-century, public support for the death penalty has generally tracked increases and declines in rates of violent crime.
short readApr 2, 2014 Feds may be rethinking the drug war, but states have been leading the way Faced with overcrowded prisons and soaring correctional costs, states are rethinking how to define and punish drug crimes.