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June 23, 2020
We Need Police Out of Our Schools—Now
An interview with Minneapolis student leader Nathanial Genene about the uprising, removing police from public schools, and the need to rethink what school looks like.
Jesse Hagopian
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February 12, 2019
For Criminal Justice Reform, the First Step Act Is Just the Start
Progressives should seize on the law’s momentum and help it grow.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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August 16, 2018
Refugees, Immigrants, and Donald Trump: Viet Thanh Nguyen
Plus Anna Deavere Smith on the school-to-prison pipeline and Rachel Kushner on women in prison.
Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
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November 10, 2017
Philadelphia Just Elected the Most Radical DA in the Country—Now What?
Larry Krasner has pledged to fight mass incarceration, and activists say they’ll be watching.
Daniel Denvir
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August 31, 2017
Our Criminal Courts Are Failing Juvenile Defendants
Young people are too often viewed as social liabilities rather than individuals with a future.
Michelle Chen
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March 8, 2017
Teachers Will Be a Formidable Force Against Trump
Teachers are working to protect undocumented immigrant students, trans students, and any student whose chance at an equitable education is at risk.
Michelle Chen
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February 1, 2017
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December 22, 2016
How to Fight for Women and Girls of Color While Trump Is President
Under Obama, the White House began collecting critically important data about women and girls of color. Under Trump, that data will become even more important.
Dani McClain
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October 25, 2016
Segregation Begins in Pre-K
New York City’s lauded universal pre-K program has a problem when it comes to diversity in the classroom.
Michelle Chen
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May 31, 2016
Democratic Leadership Is Missing in Action on Mass Incarceration
Sentencing reform will be a compromise between moderate and conservative Republicans, unless Democrats finally come to the table.
Inimai M. Chettiar and Ames Grawert