Mike Farrell

To Squiggy from Mike Because there's been a significant reaction to the press coverage of my opposition to the execution of Stanley...

Facing the most critical decision a human being can make, whether to allow a man to live or send him to the executioner, Governor Arnold...

Mr. Steve Lopez Los Angeles Times Dear Steve, As one of those characterized in today's column about Stanley Williams' execution as “the...

Life without parole sentences for California's youth offenders are yet another of our state's misguided juvenile justice policies. 180...

There's a lot of huffing and puffing about "indecency" from Congress these days. Our representatives appear determined to protect us from...

I didn't expect it to hurt so much. I'd never met Donald Beardslee, only heard about him from his lawyers and family, read about him in...

“Do the right thing.” These were Secretary of State Colin Powell's words of advice to the Wake Forest University class of 2004 in his May...

Much has been said and written lately about the possibility that Governor George Ryan may be giving consideration to commuting the...

We all know that nuclear power plants produce deadly waste. We know that no one has yet come up with a system by which to safely dispose...

Though still a bit skittish, Americans seem to be dealing with the aftermath of the terrorist attacks better than their politicians. ...

The terrorist attacks of September 11th and our response create a defining moment for America.The ensuing surge of fear and rage -...

Attorney General Ashcroft said yesterday, while releasing yet another definitely indefinite warning of an imminent terror attack at a...

So the FBI blew it? Should we have expected more? Though we've long known that "the inevitability of human error," as Justice Blackmun...

After a not-very-impressive breakfast at 7:30 we head out to the bus. Rick Hind, an old friend who has been with Greenpeace for years, is...

The genius Judge Lazarus of Broward County, Florida, apparently unaware of the irony in the legacy of his own name, condemned a 14...

Where's Jiminy Cricket when you need him? Without the little guy talking into your ear, as Pinocchio discovered, it's tough finding the...

number of Democrats and Republicans, once bitterly divided, now share a skeptical view of the effectiveness of capital punishment. What...

Damaris was 13 years old when she began working in the broccoli and lettuce fields of Arizona. During peak season, she would often work...

Well, here we go again. Earl Washington is yet another innocent on death row in America, this time in Virginia. DNA tests have verified...

Two hours east/southeast of Oklahoma City, McAlester is a small, unimposing country town resting quietly in the middle of farmland just...