Scott Hechinger

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Scott Hechinger is a civil rights attorney and the executive director of Zealous, a national coalition supporting local initiatives to harness media and storytelling for justice.

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks during the House and Senate Democrats’ joint news conference on DHS funding negotiations in the US Capitol on February 4, 2026. Jeffries is flanked from left by Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, Representative Bennie Thompson, House Democratic Caucus chair Pete Aguilar, and House minority whip Katherine Clark.

Why Do the Democrats Keep Expanding the Institutions They Claim to Oppose? Why Do the Democrats Keep Expanding the Institutions They Claim to Oppose?

The pattern is always the same: The public demands change, but the Democrats cave to political pressure and maintain the status quo, allowing the machinery to grow.

Apr 24, 2026 / Scott Hechinger

Teen Vogue’s dissolution signals a troubling shift: the slow collapse of platforms willing to publish the truth about harm and healing in America.

The Shuttering of “Teen Vogue” and the Silencing of Progressive Voices The Shuttering of “Teen Vogue” and the Silencing of Progressive Voices

The disappearance of the platform is bigger than one newsroom.

Nov 10, 2025 / Scott Hechinger

The Police State Is Failing Officers Too

The Police State Is Failing Officers Too The Police State Is Failing Officers Too

Alternatives to policing are critical to the health and safety of both overpoliced people, historically and predominantly Black and brown, and the police themselves.

Feb 3, 2022 / Scott Hechinger

George Floyd Protest NYC

A Massive Fail on Crime Reporting by “The New York Times,” NPR A Massive Fail on Crime Reporting by “The New York Times,” NPR

Sensational stories about a “spike” in murders offer a model of how not to cover criminal justice.

Oct 6, 2021 / Column / Scott Hechinger

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