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As Nicholas Kristof Recruits Students for His Global Poverty Tour, a New Book Exposes His “Racist and Imperialist Logic”
New York Times opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof has issued an invitation to university students ...
Federal Judge Issues Groundbreaking Order to a Jail to Allow Methadone Access
A federal court judge has stated that denying medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to an incarcerated ...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Explained Why Marijuana Should Be Legal on Instagram—But the Live Feed Also Had Wider Significance
New York Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, captivated thousands ...
“Now I Get to Have Good Problems”—Parole Preparation Project Works to Get More People Out Before It’s Too Late
The man on the stage looked out into the audience with an amazed look, ...
The Bipartisan Criminal Justice Bill: Trump’s “Nixon to China” Moment? Or a #FirstStepBackwards?
President Trump announced his support for the First Step Act in the Senate November 14, urging ...
The American Public Health Association Declares Police Violence a Public Health Issue
The American Public Health Association (APHA)—the nation’s leading public health organization, with over 25,000 ...
Insys—Which Fought Cannabis Legalization—Now May Turn Itself Entirely Into a Cannabis Company
Insys—the pharmaceutical company investigated for its unethical fentanyl marketing tactics in the midst of ...
Mexico’s New Marijuana Ruling Looks like a Return to Its More Humane Policies of 1940
Mexico’s Supreme Court declared marijuana prohibition unconstitutional on October 31, in effect requiring Mexican ...
Exclusive Investigation: The Power and Prejudice of DAs on Drugs
Public opinion is souring on the criminalization of drug use. But what prevents this ...
How Can We Reconcile Prison Abolition With #MeToo?
“We call on social justice movements to develop strategies and analysis that address both ...
