Under Biden, the Border Wall Is More Powerful Than Ever Under Biden, the Border Wall Is More Powerful Than Ever
Officials continue to promote a border-wall system that’s increasingly profitable—and more than ever like something out of a science-fiction movie.
May 11, 2022 / Todd Miller
These Texas DAs Will Refuse to Prosecute Women if “Roe” Is Overturned These Texas DAs Will Refuse to Prosecute Women if “Roe” Is Overturned
“We cannot condone such cruelty or this distorted use of our criminal legal system,” the prosecutors argued in April.
May 9, 2022 / John Nichols
We’re in the Midst of a White-Collar Crime Wave We’re in the Midst of a White-Collar Crime Wave
Financial malfeasance has never been more rampant, or more under-punished.
Apr 21, 2022 / Malcolm Harris
The Deadly Side of the American Dream The Deadly Side of the American Dream
How did we as a society come to conflate making it easier to shed blood with freedom?
Apr 15, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
Do Campus Crime Alerts Keep Students Safe? Do Campus Crime Alerts Keep Students Safe?
Timely Warning notifications were designed to provide community members with important information during an emergency, but there are unintended consequences.
Apr 7, 2022 / StudentNation / Charlotte Rubin
In Criminalizing Error, We Are Doomed to Repeat Our Mistakes In Criminalizing Error, We Are Doomed to Repeat Our Mistakes
Sending a nurse to prison for causing a patient’s death may satisfy the thirst for vengeance, but it won’t make hospitals any safer.
Apr 5, 2022 / Jessie Singer
Military Personnel Searched Students at a California High School Military Personnel Searched Students at a California High School
Black students reportedly told their parents when they went home that day that they were singled out for particularly intrusive searches and interrogations.
Apr 1, 2022 / StudentNation / Sasha Abramsky
Reefer Reparations in the New New Amsterdam Reefer Reparations in the New New Amsterdam
Marijuana legalization in California saw the market dominated by corporations and bureaucracy. New York State’s focus on equity offers the possibility of another way.
Mar 24, 2022 / Tom Gogola
Abolish the Debt Sentence Abolish the Debt Sentence
Court fees, fines, and cash bail contribute to a cycle of debt and incarceration under the guise of justice.
Mar 22, 2022 / StudentNation / Ruqaiyah Zarook
How the Drug War Dies How the Drug War Dies
Just a few decades ago, the left and the right, politicians and the public, universally embraced the criminalization of drug use. But a new consensus has emerged.
Mar 21, 2022 / Feature / Maia Szalavitz