Rikers Detainees Are Being Transferred From One “Hellhole” to Another Rikers Detainees Are Being Transferred From One “Hellhole” to Another
Former and currently incarcerated people denounce Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to transfer detainees as a temporary fix to the ongoing crisis at Rikers.
Oct 19, 2021 / Victoria Law
India Walton Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere India Walton Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere
Buffalo’s transformation is the fruit of years of struggle.
Oct 19, 2021 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski
Poverty Can Happen to Anyone Poverty Can Happen to Anyone
Our new podcast, Going for Broke, lets Americans living on the edge have the last word.
Oct 18, 2021 / Podcast / Ray Suarez
Why Activists Are Calling on Kathy Hochul to “Free Them All” Why Activists Are Calling on Kathy Hochul to “Free Them All”
Speaking in midtown Friday, activists called on the New York governor to commute the sentences of abuse victims “as a first step towards reparations.”
Oct 15, 2021 / Victoria Law
Ignore the Naysayers. A Full-Employment Recovery Is Possible. Ignore the Naysayers. A Full-Employment Recovery Is Possible.
Critics of the American Rescue Plan made two dire predictions. Both proved wrong.
Oct 15, 2021 / Mike Konczal
Breaking Glass: Curriculum “Diversity” and Its Discontents Breaking Glass: Curriculum “Diversity” and Its Discontents
On teaching literature and the limits of representation.
Oct 13, 2021 / Column / Diana Senechal
The Long Shadow of Anita Hill’s Testimony The Long Shadow of Anita Hill’s Testimony
Three decades after Anita Hill brought sexual harassment allegations against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, Black women are still waiting for justice.
Oct 11, 2021 / Michele Goodwin
Closing Rikers Island Is a Matter of Life and Death Closing Rikers Island Is a Matter of Life and Death
Isaabdul Karim wasn’t sentenced to death. In fact, he was never sentenced at all.
Oct 6, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Black Residents of Minneapolis Say They Need More Cops—Not Fewer Black Residents of Minneapolis Say They Need More Cops—Not Fewer
As voters head to the polls to decide the fate of the city’s police department, most Black residents want more police—who will value Black lives.
Sep 30, 2021 / Column / Ibrahim Hirsi
Hacking Migration Hacking Migration
With draconian policies still in place, immigration attorneys are turning to cutting-edge technology to help those at risk of deportation or detention.
Sep 29, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky