Intersections + Injustice
NY Employers Can (Mostly) No Longer Fire You for Using Weed Off the Job
New Yorkers can no longer be fired for using marijuana while off the clock. ...
CA Prosecutor’s Fentanyl Warnings Aren’t About Overdose Prevention
Despite claims at being a “reformer,” Jeff Reisig, the Yolo County, California, district attorney ...
Baltimore Study Boosts Movements to Decriminalize Drugs and Sex Work
Replication is of paramount importance, in the sciences, in determining whether an earlier research ...
As Illinois Terminates Its ICE Contracts, an Indiana County Angles to Sweep Up Detainees—and Profits
In August, the state of Illinois agreed to end immigrant detention and restrict the ...
We Social Workers Should Remember Our Values and Stop Policing
In response to the murders of Black people by police, we have seen sweeping ...
We Need Better Mechanisms to Fire Prosecutors Who Flout Basic Ethics
The KKK-adjacent Louisiana district attorney. The alleged “sexual predator” Louisiana district attorney, convicted of ...
Charleston Prosecutors Treat Black and White Men Equally, Report Finds. Really?
How many former prosecutors does it take to give a white elected prosecutor in ...
Why Is California Failing Thousands of People With Cannabis Records?
Nearly five years after California voters legalized marijuana, potentially hundreds of thousands of residents ...
California Can Now Ban Police for Misconduct—But Will It Matter?
California can now permanently ban police officers from the profession if they commit serious ...
A Judge Jailed an Abuse Survivor Mid-Testimony—for Legal Marijuana Use
On September 7, a survivor of domestic violence in Virginia was testifying against the ...
