How a Group Policing Model Is Criminalizing Whole Communities How a Group Policing Model Is Criminalizing Whole Communities
While the Ceasefire model of policing looks progressive, its reliance on collective punishment is anything but.
Jan 12, 2018 / Max Rivlin-Nadler
Meet 3 Young Politicians Changing the Way New York City Works Meet 3 Young Politicians Changing the Way New York City Works
As young community leaders take office and a progressive power base grows, machine politics is losing its grip on the Big Apple.
Aug 1, 2014 / Max Rivlin-Nadler
Inside the Bulgarian Student Occupation Inside the Bulgarian Student Occupation
Fighting for their future in a poor country where corruption has marred development since the fall of the Soviet Union, students at Bulgaria's Sofia University have taken hold ...
Nov 15, 2013 / StudentNation / Max Rivlin-Nadler and StudentNation
AmeriCorps VISTA Members: At Work With No Pay During the Shutdown AmeriCorps VISTA Members: At Work With No Pay During the Shutdown
And they earn so little that missing a paycheck means a lot.
Oct 3, 2013 / Max Rivlin-Nadler
The Young, Low-Wage, Temporary Disaster Relief Army The Young, Low-Wage, Temporary Disaster Relief Army
Is AmeriCorps a lifeline for debt-burdened young Americans—or one more example of relentless government cost-cutting?
Sep 25, 2013 / Feature / Max Rivlin-Nadler
Goldman Sachs Looks to Turn a Profit on a Program to Fight Recidivism Goldman Sachs Looks to Turn a Profit on a Program to Fight Recidivism
City officials say social impact bonds are a smart way to raise revenue. But government watchdogs worry about creeping corporate influence.
Aug 20, 2012 / Max Rivlin-Nadler
Breaking Bad’s Failed American Dream Breaking Bad’s Failed American Dream
The “most dangerous show on television” highlights our shredded social contract.
Jul 11, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Max Rivlin-Nadler
Father’s Day March Unites Thousands Against NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk Policy Father’s Day March Unites Thousands Against NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk Policy
Community members gathered to protest the discriminatory practice that has increased by 600 percent since Mayor Bloomberg took office.
Jun 19, 2012 / Max Rivlin-Nadler and Andrea Jones