The events of September 11 revived popular support for the death penalty. But opponents of capital punishment say the need for a moratorium is more pressing than ever.
Greg Mitchell, co-author of the new book Who Owns Death?, speaks about the growing opposition to state-sponsored executions -- despite an impending Bush presidency.
Many rock stars sing from a soapbox, but unlike country-rock maverick Steve Earle, very few have the goods to back it up. By infusing his art with death penalty activism, Earle may have single-handedly brought the "protest singer-as-instrument-of-social-change" back from the dead.
