The Other Epidemic The Other Epidemic
Public health insights are reshaping our understanding of how violence spreads.
May 18, 2020 / Feature / Jack Herrera
Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Understood White Freedom Perfectly Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Understood White Freedom Perfectly
They saw themselves as entitled to police the movements, motivations, and ultimately, the right to exist of a black stranger.
May 15, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway
The Supreme Court Has Given Its Blessing to Public Corruption The Supreme Court Has Given Its Blessing to Public Corruption
With its Bridgegate decision, the Supreme Court put another nail in the coffin of our corruption laws.
May 14, 2020 / Editorial / Elie Mystal
There Is Only One Way to Prevent Mass Deaths in Prisons: Let Them Out There Is Only One Way to Prevent Mass Deaths in Prisons: Let Them Out
A lawsuit about conditions at Danbury prison shows why it is impossible to keep the incarcerated safe.
May 14, 2020 / no-paywall / Daniel Fernandez
Fight Mass Incarceration Amid the Pandemic Fight Mass Incarceration Amid the Pandemic
Fight for humane conditions in prisons and jails, demand the release of incarcerated people, and support people who have been released.
May 12, 2020 / no-paywall / NationAction
We Didn’t Need Video to Know Ahmaud Arbery Was Lynched We Didn’t Need Video to Know Ahmaud Arbery Was Lynched
How many black men are buried while their killers walk free because nobody happened to film their final, terrifying moments?
May 7, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Covid Is About to Become the Newest Excuse for Police Brutality Covid Is About to Become the Newest Excuse for Police Brutality
Throughout the country, police are being given new powers to enforce social distancing—and that can only mean one thing for Black people.
May 5, 2020 / no-paywall / Elie Mystal
Protect Victims of Domestic Violence During and After the Pandemic Protect Victims of Domestic Violence During and After the Pandemic
Domestic and sexual violence increases exponentially as a consequence of the pandemic.
Apr 30, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
This Crisis Demands an End to Mass Incarceration This Crisis Demands an End to Mass Incarceration
Prosecutors are in a unique position to flatten the curve.
Apr 28, 2020 / no-paywall / Tiffany Cabán
SCOTUS Just Found a Way to Inflict More Terror on Immigrants SCOTUS Just Found a Way to Inflict More Terror on Immigrants
A new decision written by Kavanaugh reaffirms the idea that the government can reach into a black or brown person’s life—and destroy it—at any time.
Apr 24, 2020 / Elie Mystal