The “Disturbing” Prison Conditions Facing Chanel Lewis The “Disturbing” Prison Conditions Facing Chanel Lewis
To convict him of murder, the NYPD unlawfully used a secretive DNA lab. Now incarcerated, Lewis was reportedly confined to his cell where his toilet wasn’t functioning.
Jul 11, 2023 / Amos Barshad
Why Is It So Hard to Close Rikers? Why Is It So Hard to Close Rikers?
New York City’s public advocate Jumaane D. Williams and journalist Nick Pinto talk to Laura Flanders about the difficulties of shrinking the incarceration system.
Jun 15, 2023 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
Is Eric Adams Bringing Back the Asylum? Is Eric Adams Bringing Back the Asylum?
Adams calls his new involuntary hospitalization order a “moral mandate” to “deliver for our most vulnerable.” What the policy actually delivers is an era akin to the age of the car...
Dec 7, 2022 / OpinionNation / Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant
When the NYPD Gets Desperate When the NYPD Gets Desperate
In a high-profile murder case, New York police swabbed hundreds of Black men, illegally used a private DNA lab, and then concealed their tactics.
Nov 28, 2022 / Feature / Amos Barshad
New York City Welcomes Migrants—and Criminalizes Them New York City Welcomes Migrants—and Criminalizes Them
By busing migrants to New York City, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has revealed the inherent contradictions of sanctuary cities, but not in the way he thinks.
Sep 6, 2022 / Editorial / Gaby Del Valle
The NYU Policing Project’s Dirty Money Dilemma The NYU Policing Project’s Dirty Money Dilemma
A coalition of law students at New York University has condemned the nonprofit for partnering with various police technology, surveillance, and weaponry companies.
Jun 27, 2022 / StudentNation / Ruqaiyah Zarook
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 / Editorial / Scott Hechinger
She Ran on a Platform of “Radical Love.” Now She’s Facing Radical Hate. She Ran on a Platform of “Radical Love.” Now She’s Facing Radical Hate.
Harlem’s new city councilwoman is finally getting media attention—and death threats—for sending condolences to the family of a man accused of murdering two cops.
Jan 28, 2022 / Joan Walsh
The Mayor Nobody Knows The Mayor Nobody Knows
Eric Adams takes office without having had much to say about how—or in whose interests—he’ll govern New York City.
Dec 27, 2021 / Editorial / Ross Barkan
Who Killed Malcolm X? Who Killed Malcolm X?
Thanks to a recent investigation, we now know that two of the men who spent decades in prison for the crime were innocent. But we are no closer to closure over an assassination tha...
Dec 9, 2021 / Tamara Payne