Intersections + Injustice
Politicians, Cops Skirt Responsibility for NYC’s New Jails
Do you think we need more jails?” I ask. It’s cold and grey. I’m ...
The Death Penalty for Drugs: What Public Opinion Surveys in Asia Teach Us
One year ago, the newly elected government of Malaysia officially announced its intention to ...
Murders of Homeless People in NYC’s Chinatown Reflect a Crisis Decades in the Making
On Saturday October 5, a man attacked five people, four of whom were homeless, ...
The Consequences of an Incompetent First Step Act Rollout
Timothy Walker, 52, enjoys cooking and used to own a food truck in Philadelphia ...
How Drug War Prosecutors Cynically Exploit Rape Survivor Advocacy
One of the biggest crises in law enforcement is the rape kit “backlog”—which is ...
An On-the-Ground Look at Duterte’s Bloody Drug War
Few Americans have come face-to-face with the foot soldiers—both cops and encouraged vigilantes—of Philippines ...
How Psychedelic Drugs Could Help Save the Planet
The UN says we have just over a decade left to stop irreversible damage ...
Trans Justice? End Job Discrimination—And Sex Work Criminalization
On October 8, the United States Supreme Court is considering whether firing a person ...
Florida Prison Neglect Contributes to Synthetic Cannabinoid Deaths
The violent and inhumane conditions pervading Florida state prisons are graphically detailed in a ...
LA Top Prosecutor’s “Concern” for Mental Illness Doesn’t Pass Scrutiny
Jackie Lacey, the Los Angeles district attorney, proclaims that she is taking serious steps ...
