"Playing God: The fight to kill the death penalty"

The first article in a three-part series in the Canadian National Post exploring the death penalty in America appeared today. Reporter Mary Vallis examines the changing attitude regarding capital punishment in our nation, through pairing recent eminent events in the death penalty realm (from moratoriums in Illinois and New Jersey to the December 2006 botched execution in Florida) with an analysis of public attitude.

The article provides an excellent summary of important events in the anti-death penalty movement, and combines expert opinions with statistics to analyze current trends in the American outlook on capital punishment.