The Effects of Ignoring Systemic Racism The Effects of Ignoring Systemic Racism
Individual racism may be hurtful, but the systemic carries much more ruthless consequences.
Jan 27, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Guess Which Political Party Just Condemned the NSA’s Mass Surveillance Program Guess Which Political Party Just Condemned the NSA’s Mass Surveillance Program
“Unwarranted government surveillance is an intrusion on basic human rights.”
Jan 24, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Justice Department Could Ease Regulations for Legal Weed Businesses ‘Very Soon’ Justice Department Could Ease Regulations for Legal Weed Businesses ‘Very Soon’
Currently commercial marijuana retailers have virtually no access to banks--but Attorney General Eric Holder says that might be about to change.
Jan 24, 2014 / George Zornick
Why Obama’s NSA Reforms Are Only a First Step Why Obama’s NSA Reforms Are Only a First Step
The president has made a step toward better oversight, but his proposals leave the agency’s system of dragnet surveillance mostly intact.
Jan 22, 2014 / David Cole
For Edward Snowden: Amnesty Now For Edward Snowden: Amnesty Now
His disclosures were profoundly moral. Justice demands that all charges be dropped.
Jan 22, 2014 / Chase Madar
Five Years Ago, Obama Pledged to End Torture. He Still Hasn’t. Five Years Ago, Obama Pledged to End Torture. He Still Hasn’t.
Waterboarding may have ended, but the US continues to torture terrorism suspects in American prisons.
Jan 22, 2014 / Sally Eberhardt and Jeanne Theoharis
On Mass Incarceration, Does Chris Christie Agree With Mumia Abu-Jamal? On Mass Incarceration, Does Chris Christie Agree With Mumia Abu-Jamal?
One of the country’s most visible conservative politicians has provided an opening to talk about one of the most pressing social justice issues of our time.
Jan 22, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Challenge to Massachusetts ‘Buffer Zone’ Law Puts Clinic Access at Risk Challenge to Massachusetts ‘Buffer Zone’ Law Puts Clinic Access at Risk
At oral argument, members of the Supreme Court seemed suspicious that a thirty-five-foot buffer was necessary for safe entrance to reproductive health facilities.
Jan 22, 2014 / Emily Jane Goodman
Could an Interpreter Have Prevented NYPD Officers From Bloodying an 84-Year-Old Jaywalker? Could an Interpreter Have Prevented NYPD Officers From Bloodying an 84-Year-Old Jaywalker?
Kang Wong’s case highlights the need for language access services in police departments.
Jan 21, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Study: Nearly Half of All Black Men Are Arrested by Their Twenty-Third Birthday Study: Nearly Half of All Black Men Are Arrested by Their Twenty-Third Birthday
Early arrests can haunt American youths for the rest of their lives.
Jan 21, 2014 / Steven Hsieh