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NY Gov. Cuomo Signs Away Bail Reforms Despite COVID-19 Decarceration Calls

Because of the pandemic, criminal justice and public health officials around the US are calling for more people to be…

April 9, 2020

Exit Bernie, as the Disaster of Our Healthcare “System” Is Unmasked

Think about this fact: GoFundMe, the leading fundraising platform, reports that one in three of the site’s campaigns is to…

April 9, 2020

NY’s New Vape Flavor Ban Attacks Public Health Amid Public Health Crisis

On April 3, at 3:38 am, the New York State Assembly passed a budget that includes a ban on the…

April 8, 2020

Protecting the Right to Vote During the Pandemic

In terms of democracy, the COVID-19 pandemic has struck the US at an awkward time. Millions of Americans have been…

April 8, 2020

Overdose Prevention Is COVID-19 Prevention, Too

I heard a story last week of a man who was struggling with opioid addiction. He was turned down for…

April 8, 2020

It’s as Good a Time as Any to Scrap the Methadone Clinic System

The rapid onset of the coronavirus and subsequent shutdowns have got those of us on methadone feeling pretty scared right…

April 8, 2020

When a “Progressive” Prosecutor Ditches Reform to Grab More Power

When Raul Torréz was running for district attorney in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2016, locals were surprised that a famous…

April 7, 2020

HIV Advocates Denounce Criminalization of Coronavirus “Spreaders”

The US HIV epidemic is on the decline. But as the coronavirus pandemic multiplies, it unfortunately seems as though governments…

April 7, 2020

How Adderall Prescription Hurdles Pushed Me to Use Meth, Quit Cannabis

I have been prescribed Adderall for over five years. I was diagnosed with ADHD just after I started college and…

April 7, 2020

Working From Home? So Are Engineers Running Trump’s Biometric Immigration Regime

For the US-Americans who still have a job, their homes are their new workplaces. Zoom is the new conference room;…

April 6, 2020