Prison Education Reduces Recidivism by Over 40 Percent. Why Aren’t We Funding More of It? Prison Education Reduces Recidivism by Over 40 Percent. Why Aren’t We Funding More of It?
Giving prisoners access to financial aid for college tuition is the first step towards “de-carceration.”
Aug 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Dread of Loneliness The Dread of Loneliness
Self-definition and equality in Obergefell v. Hodges.
Aug 17, 2015 / Vivian Gornick
How Ukraine’s New Memory Commissar Is Controlling the Nation’s Past How Ukraine’s New Memory Commissar Is Controlling the Nation’s Past
Volodymyr Viatrovych was the driving force behind new laws that restrict free speech and regulate how history is written.
Aug 13, 2015 / Jared McBride
Why Maria Ochoa Has Crossed the Desert 100 Times Why Maria Ochoa Has Crossed the Desert 100 Times
An interview with the cofounder of Tucson Samaritans.
Aug 13, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky
From New Orleans to Ferguson, a Decade of Asserting Black Lives Matter From New Orleans to Ferguson, a Decade of Asserting Black Lives Matter
We’ve learned that the moment black people stop saying our lives matter, our lives will cease to matter.
Aug 13, 2015 / Melissa Harris-Perry and James Perry
Is the United States Sliding Into War in Ukraine—as It Did in Vietnam? Is the United States Sliding Into War in Ukraine—as It Did in Vietnam?
And a tribute to Robert Conquest.
Aug 12, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Stop Urban Shield: Join a Grassroots Campaign to Fight Police Militarization Stop Urban Shield: Join a Grassroots Campaign to Fight Police Militarization
Last year, activists were able to kick Urban Shield out of Oakland. Now they’re fighting to get rid of this potent symbol of police militarization for good.
Aug 12, 2015 / NationAction
Former Peace Corps Volunteers to John Kerry: Stop Sending Military Aid to the Dominican Republic Former Peace Corps Volunteers to John Kerry: Stop Sending Military Aid to the Dominican Republic
Their letter arrives as international groups once more fail to prompt US action on the violation of human rights.
Aug 12, 2015 / Greg Grandin
Amnesty International Is Finally on the Right Side of the Sex Work Struggle Amnesty International Is Finally on the Right Side of the Sex Work Struggle
The international organization's bold move is lauded as a strong first step by those it affects the most—individuals within the sex industry.
Aug 12, 2015 / Melissa Gira Grant