Marijuana Could Be Legal in Half of US States After the 2024 Election Marijuana Could Be Legal in Half of US States After the 2024 Election
Florida’s Amendment 3 would legalize recreational cannabis, along with similar ballot proposals in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska.
Oct 29, 2024 / StudentNation / Cameron Driggers
Why We Need Prison Journalism More Than Ever Why We Need Prison Journalism More Than Ever
If we lose incarcerated journalists, we lose a whole voice from the conversation.
Oct 25, 2024 / Christopher Blackwell and Emily Nonko
How the Harris Campaign’s Appeal to Black Men Misses the Mark How the Harris Campaign’s Appeal to Black Men Misses the Mark
In seeking to reverse declining Black men's support for Democrats, party leaders are replicating the measures that have disenchanted them.
Oct 22, 2024 / Anthony Conwright
Immunity Doesn’t Apply to Trump for January 6 Immunity Doesn’t Apply to Trump for January 6
A new filing by special counsel Jack Smith argues that even in light of the Supreme Court ruling granting immunity to presidents, a seeker of office is liable for criminal activit...
Oct 4, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Trump—and His Supporters—Are Now Reveling in Blatantly Fascist Calls to Violence Trump—and His Supporters—Are Now Reveling in Blatantly Fascist Calls to Violence
Trump’s base loves it not because the former president wants to fight crime but because he wants retribution.
Oct 4, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky
Ignoring Mental Health Is a Crime Ignoring Mental Health Is a Crime
Prisons aren’t the answer to our mental health crisis.
Oct 2, 2024 / OppArt / Hector Manuel Rodriguez
The NYPD Is Still Stopping and Frisking Black People The NYPD Is Still Stopping and Frisking Black People
The number of police stops were on the decline in New York City. Then Eric Adams became mayor.
Sep 27, 2024 / Elie Mystal
It’s Going to Be Hard for Eric Adams to Swagger His Way Out of This Mess It’s Going to Be Hard for Eric Adams to Swagger His Way Out of This Mess
While the mayor insists he’s innocent, the indictment makes it look like he knew what he was doing when he accepted campaign cash and airline tickets from Turkish nationals.
Sep 26, 2024 / Elie Mystal
Should We Call the Threat to Trump an “Assassination Attempt”? Should We Call the Threat to Trump an “Assassination Attempt”?
The gunman never had him in his line of sight nor fired a shot. Trump ignored Secret Service warnings about security at his golf course. Yet he’s blaming Democrats and raising mon...
Sep 17, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Is Eric Adams’s Luck About to Run Out? Is Eric Adams’s Luck About to Run Out?
Losing one police commissioner might be merely careless. But losing two—with a number of federal investigations targeting the mayor’s inner circle—has encouraged challengers.
Sep 17, 2024 / Ross Barkan