Intersections + Injustice
A Ban on Smoking and Vaping in Cars With Minors Will Have Racist Consequences
On a main city street in Auckland, New Zealand last month, two women staged ...
Johann Hari’s Journey of Discovery About Depression
Material living conditions are overall better in today’s world than during any time in ...
Incarcerated People Push Back Against Biometric Surveillance
Incarcerated people are subjected to pervasive surveillance. Filter recently reported on the private correctional communications company ...
Will Women of Color Leading Nonprofits Drive Deeper Equity?
The reign of the middle-aged white man is over,” declared House of Cards ...
How a Paraplegic Drug User Became a Victim of Involuntary Commitment
Barely a day passes on my beat without my meeting someone with a harrowing ...
Global Drug Executions Are Falling, But Threats and Killings Continue
Even as bloody drug wars rage in many countries, executions for drug offenses are ...
Meet the New Coalition Fighting to Decriminalize Sex Work
Across the street from the headquarters of the New York Police Department, dozens of ...
How the FDA’s Proposed Menthols Ban Could Harm Black Communities
Bad experiences with law enforcement are often cumulative: The more negative interactions one has with ...
Supreme Court Limits Drug War’s Civil Asset Forfeiture
On February 20, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously to limit a key drug war ...
This Black History Month (and All Year Long), Stop Ignoring Black Drug Policy Reformers
Last year, the New York Times published a piece asking “30 experts to think ...
