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‘Evolution of a Criminal’: A Conversation With Filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe

‘Evolution of a Criminal’: A Conversation With Filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe ‘Evolution of a Criminal’: A Conversation With Filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe

Filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe on his documentary.

Oct 14, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Mychal Denzel Smith

Affirmative Consent as State Law in California

Affirmative Consent as State Law in California Affirmative Consent as State Law in California

The state of California has adopted a new framework of consent for colleges and universities which will have widespread implications for prosecuting sexual assault.

Oct 14, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

There Is No Constitutional Right to Harass Women Online

There Is No Constitutional Right to Harass Women Online There Is No Constitutional Right to Harass Women Online

The stalking, harassment and defaming of women online shows the importance of cyber civil rights. 

Oct 10, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

Supreme Court Case Shows How Amazon Legally Cheats Workers

Supreme Court Case Shows How Amazon Legally Cheats Workers Supreme Court Case Shows How Amazon Legally Cheats Workers

Amazon’s relentless cost-cutting hits workers hardest.

Oct 10, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Scariest Ad of the Week

Scariest Ad of the Week Scariest Ad of the Week

Agree with this ad, or else.

Oct 9, 2014 / Leslie Savan

It’s Time for the NYPD to Stop Treating Mentally Ill New Yorkers Like Criminals

It’s Time for the NYPD to Stop Treating Mentally Ill New Yorkers Like Criminals It’s Time for the NYPD to Stop Treating Mentally Ill New Yorkers Like Criminals

How a crisis intervention program pioneered in Memphis could save lives and prevent arrests.

Oct 9, 2014 / Agnes Radomski

A Mental Health Crisis Shouldn’t End in a Jail Cell

A Mental Health Crisis Shouldn’t End in a Jail Cell A Mental Health Crisis Shouldn’t End in a Jail Cell

Nearly $9 billion per year is spent locking up people struggling with mental illness.

Oct 9, 2014 / Kara Dansky

Mental Illness, Homelessness, Drug Addiction: Do These Sound Like Crimes?

Mental Illness, Homelessness, Drug Addiction: Do These Sound Like Crimes? Mental Illness, Homelessness, Drug Addiction: Do These Sound Like Crimes?

Why are we letting these serious social problems be handled by the criminal justice system?

Oct 9, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

The Supreme Court Approves the Country’s Worst Voting Restrictions in North Carolina

The Supreme Court Approves the Country’s Worst Voting Restrictions in North Carolina The Supreme Court Approves the Country’s Worst Voting Restrictions in North Carolina

The country’s worst voter suppression law is now in effect for the midterms.

Oct 9, 2014 / Ari Berman

Why Are We Using Prisons to Treat the Mentally Ill?

Why Are We Using Prisons to Treat the Mentally Ill? Why Are We Using Prisons to Treat the Mentally Ill?

As part of OverCriminalized, our video series produced in partnership with the ACLU and Brave New Films, we're calling on Congress to put the focus of mental health reform wher...

Oct 8, 2014 / NationAction

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