Defund the Police. And the Military, Too. Defund the Police. And the Military, Too.
In 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. emphasized the need to overcome “the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism.” The same holds true today.
Jun 24, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich
How We Can Start Dismantling Systemic Racism How We Can Start Dismantling Systemic Racism
A first step: redistribution for reconstruction.
Jun 9, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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
The Devastating Emotional Toll of Suspending Prison Visits The Devastating Emotional Toll of Suspending Prison Visits
To insulate facilities from the coronavirus, prisons and jails are not allowing people to see their incarcerated loved ones.
Apr 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Karina Piser
Maya Moore Saves a Life Maya Moore Saves a Life
Jonathan Irons is staring at freedom after 23 years in prison, in part because basketball superstar Maya Moore made it her mission to set him free.
Mar 11, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Take Action Now: Fight to End Mass Incarceration Take Action Now: Fight to End Mass Incarceration
Tell your lawmaker to visit a prison; call on Congress to reduce excessive sentencing; and help people make bail.
Nov 27, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction
If Prison Conditions Don’t Improve, ‘It Will Be Our Blood Running Through the Water’ If Prison Conditions Don’t Improve, ‘It Will Be Our Blood Running Through the Water’
Meet Swift Justice, the incarcerated organizer fighting to transform Alabama’s prisons.
Nov 21, 2019 / Olivia Heffernan
The Tide Is Turning Against Trump The Tide Is Turning Against Trump
Faced with legal and legislative setbacks and the defection of more Republicans, Trump is waging an increasingly strident propaganda war.
Oct 15, 2019 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
The Vast Conspiracy Behind Jeffrey Epstein’s Death The Vast Conspiracy Behind Jeffrey Epstein’s Death
No, Epstein was not killed by a cabal of powerful men who wanted to silence him. But his death was part of a larger plot: the US prison system.
Aug 20, 2019 / Editorial / Elie Mystal
Harvard Students Are Demanding More Than Divestment From Prison Profiteers Harvard Students Are Demanding More Than Divestment From Prison Profiteers
Reinvestment is an opening to the path to reparative justice.
Jul 26, 2019 / StudentNation / Pearl Bhatnagar and Anneke Gronke