Celia Perry

Celia Perry

Celia Perry is a former research editor at Mother Jones. She graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity.

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The Prop 8 Ruling, My Moms, and History
Wed Aug. 4, 2010 1:59 PM PDT

Is One Kind of Terrorist More Dangerous Than Another?
Fri Jun. 12, 2009 2:17 PM PDT

And Now, the Honeymoon
Thu May. 15, 2008 5:43 PM PDT

High Court Rules in Favor of Lethal Injection, But Throws the Debate Wide Open
Wed Apr. 16, 2008 3:35 PM PDT

Asbestos Company Settles, Leaves Montana Residents in the Dust
Wed Apr. 9, 2008 2:30 PM PDT

Time's Breaking News: Ethanol Is Bad
Wed Apr. 2, 2008 12:19 PM PDT

Bush's Latest Nuclear Catastrophe
Thu Mar. 27, 2008 5:59 PM PDT

SXSW Dispatch: 17 Hours in Austin
Fri Mar. 14, 2008 1:30 PM PDT

Gay Rights: Obama and Clinton's Checkered Past
Tue Feb. 5, 2008 5:16 PM PST

Casualties of War Down in Iraq, Up at Home
Thu Jan. 31, 2008 5:50 PM PST

New Jersey Cans the Death Penalty; Lawmakers Go Against the Masses
Thu Dec. 13, 2007 6:29 PM PST

One Small Step for Gay Science, One Giant Step Back for Gay Rights?
Tue Dec. 11, 2007 5:27 PM PST

Breaking: Supreme Court Halts Execution in Mississippi
Tue Oct. 30, 2007 5:27 PM PDT

Getting Even in Alabama
Fri Oct. 26, 2007 1:25 PM PDT

Swiss Elections Unmask Bigotry
Mon Oct. 8, 2007 2:10 PM PDT

Supreme Court Enters the Lethal Injection Debate
Tue Sep. 25, 2007 5:26 PM PDT

CARE Doesn't Want the U.S.' Money
Thu Aug. 16, 2007 5:04 PM PDT

Jenna is Getting Hitched
Thu Aug. 16, 2007 12:49 PM PDT

Gonzo and the Reauthorization of the Patriot Act, Part II
Tue Aug. 14, 2007 6:42 PM PDT

Insurance Companies Continue to Screw Katrina Victims
Fri Aug. 3, 2007 3:20 PM PDT

Alabama: Where the Constitution and DNA Don't Matter
Wed Jul. 25, 2007 2:48 PM PDT

Supreme Court Stops the Insanity
Fri Jun. 29, 2007 12:24 PM PDT

The Death Penalty: Still "Freakish" After all These Years
Fri Feb. 2, 2007 6:56 PM PST

Valdez Spill, Undiminished, Turns Exxon a Profit
Thu Feb. 1, 2007 2:03 PM PST

Liars in Paradise, or Say Goodbye With a Lie, Don Rumsfeld
Mon Dec. 18, 2006 12:33 PM PST

The End of Lethal Injection?
Fri Dec. 15, 2006 6:17 PM PST

Justice For Pinochet Takes the Weekend Off
Fri Oct. 27, 2006 4:58 PM PDT

The 12 Weirdest Liquor Laws in America

Don't you dare try to ride a horse under the influence in Colorado, run up a tab in Iowa, or drink a cold beer in Oklahoma.

Thu Feb. 25, 2010 4:45 AM PST

The Drug War, By the Numbers

Where the money went.

July/August 2009 Issue

Books: Picking Cotton

What happens when the justice system fails: A joint memoir by victim and wrongly accused.

March/April 2009

Q&A: Don Siegelman

Don Siegelman, the former Democratic governor of Alabama, on how the Bush presidency showed that "prayers are more effective than bullets."

September/October 2008 Issue

Q&A: Clive Stafford Smith

Clive Stafford Smith, attorney for Guantanamo detainees and director of Reprieve, on what Bush, the Gestapo, and the Spanish Inquisition have in common.

September/October 2008 Issue

Q&A: Paul Charlton

Paul Charlton, fired US attorney, on what the Department of Justice suffered under Attorney General Gonzales.

September/October 2008 Issue

My Bases Are Bigger Than Your Country

Our roundup of the Pentagon's latest basing stats—plus a few we dug up ourselves.

Fri Aug. 22, 2008 12:00 AM PDT

Probation Profiteers

In Georgia's outsourced justice system, a traffic ticket can land you deep in the hole.

July/August 2008 Issue

Which Works Better Behind Bars, Scuba or Buddha?

From underwater welding to meditation and furry friends, some alternatives that work—and why

July/August 2008 Issue

And Now, the Honeymoon

Four years after my moms exchanged vows in San Francisco, the state of CA finally decided they could get married. This time, I'll give them both away at their wedding.

Thu May. 15, 2008 12:00 AM PDT

Guantanamo's Dirty Secrets

Mysterious Camp 7, bounty-hunted detainees, and teenagers; inside one lawyer's defense.

Tue Feb. 12, 2008 8:00 AM PST

How Green Was My Rally?

From the January/February 2008 issue.

Fri Dec. 21, 2007 1:00 AM PST

Woe Christmas Tree: Wal-Mart Buys Ornaments From a Chinese Sweatshop

Just in time for the holidays, teenage whistleblowers expose the factory where kids make tree-trimmings on the cheap.

Fri Dec. 14, 2007 1:00 AM PST

O Tannenbomb: Merry Dangerous Christmas
November/December 2007 Issue

Those Meddling Kids: Students Rise Up for Just Causes

Our Annual Campus Activism Roundup

September/October 2007 Issue

Timothy McVeigh's Lawyer on His Complicated Defense

The Oklahoma City bombing case is closed, the official story written, and Timothy McVeigh is dead. Still, McVeigh's attorney, Robert Nigh, has some questions, and some answers, too.

Wed Aug. 1, 2007 12:00 AM PDT