The Democratic Insurgency Is Winning the War of Ideas The Democratic Insurgency Is Winning the War of Ideas
Some of its candidates have won, others have lost. But the movement is succeeding where it counts.
Aug 16, 2018 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘As Long As Solitary Exists, They Will Find a Way to Use It’ ‘As Long As Solitary Exists, They Will Find a Way to Use It’
Five years after he helped launch the largest-ever prison hunger strike, Todd Ashker is back in isolation. And he’s not the only one.
Jul 13, 2018 / Victoria Law
Want to Reduce the Number of People in Prison? Stop Sentencing So Many People to Prison. Want to Reduce the Number of People in Prison? Stop Sentencing So Many People to Prison.
How sentencing reform could drastically reduce the number of people behind bars in California.
Jun 22, 2018 / Video / Scott Graves and Steven Bliss
Making Menstrual Health a Global Issue Making Menstrual Health a Global Issue
Across the world, women are demanding access to feminine-hygiene products to lead full, productive lives.
Jun 19, 2018 / Michelle Chen
By 2030, 1 in 3 US Prisoners Will Be Over 50 By 2030, 1 in 3 US Prisoners Will Be Over 50
The criminal-justice system is failing to deal with our aging prison population in a humane way.
May 29, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Hey, Democrats Are Actually Running to Win! Hey, Democrats Are Actually Running to Win!
Joan Walsh on the Democrats’ new strategy, Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, and Anna Deavere Smith on the school-to-prison pipeline.
Mar 22, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
How Charles Koch Is Helping Neo-Confederates Teach College Students How Charles Koch Is Helping Neo-Confederates Teach College Students
The Koch Foundation is often praised for its higher-ed funding, but the money is going to some radical professors.
Mar 21, 2018 / Alex Kotch
Beware of Big Philanthropy’s New Enthusiasm for Criminal Justice Reform Beware of Big Philanthropy’s New Enthusiasm for Criminal Justice Reform
Wealthy donors across the political spectrum are zeroing in on our jails and prisons as the latest locus of privatization.
Mar 16, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Is the Opioid Crisis Leading to a Spike in the White Incarceration Rate? Is the Opioid Crisis Leading to a Spike in the White Incarceration Rate?
Though African Americans remain disproportionately impacted by the criminal-justice system, drug laws are locking up an increasing number of whites as well.
Mar 7, 2018 / Michelle Chen
What Would It Take To Actually See What Life Is Like in Prison? What Would It Take To Actually See What Life Is Like in Prison?
An issue and exhibit from the photography foundation Aperture breaks down old tropes of prison life.
Mar 6, 2018 / Photo Essay / John Washington