Intersections + Injustice
Don’t “Defund” the War on Drugs—Cut It Off
It took the caught-on-camera murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin—and ...
“A Million Experiments”—Leading Abolitionists Outline Roadmap to #DefundPolice
Amid an unprecedented mainstream debate over disarming and disbanding police, leading abolitionists published a ...
The Pandemic Accelerates the Rise—and Criminalization—of Tent Cities
Just before we went into lockdown, I visited Sanctuary, a homelessness organization in Toronto, ...
“There Is No Naloxone for Racism”—Kassandra Frederique Speaks Out
Since George Floyd was horrifically murdered by Minneapolis cops on May 25, events have ...
Don’t Forget Prosecutors When It Comes to Defunding
Since the brutal murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis cops, activists across the country ...
NYPD to Grow Its Homeless Outreach, Amid Social Service Agency Cuts
Amid growing calls by 2020 Uprising protestors to #DefundNYPD, the New York Police Department ...
Fighting Racism in a Small, Conservative Town in New Jersey
Outrage over racism and police brutality epitomized by the murder of George Floyd ...
“Social Workers Belong in Police Departments” Is an Offensive Statement
Last week, the New York State Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers ...
Local and National Efforts Focus on Stopping Police “No-Knock” Raids
The protests sparked nationwide—and worldwide—by the death of George Floyd have also concerned the ...
Telehealth Must Stay After COVID-19 to Save Our Patients From Overdose
March 2020. The stakes were enormous and the urgency acute: 1,000 of our patients ...
