While the state of New York decriminalized marijuana possession for personal use in 2019, its capital, Albany, has been reserving…
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it,” as…
On July 30, the New Jersey state Senate voted in favor of a bill that could free about 3,000, or…
This short documentary, concerning COVID-19, smoking, vaping and racism in America, was co-directed by Filter Senior Editor Helen Redmond and…
The next crisis is fast approaching: one of evictions. On July 24, the federal four-month moratorium on evictions expired. It…
Seventy-eight percent of Democrat voters want it. Nearly all of the Democratic presidential candidates wanted it. Ten Democrat-run states and…
In prosecutor accountability circles, the name Leon Cannizzaro carries almost mystical significance. Cannizzaro, the district attorney of Orleans Parish (New…
How are tax revenues from legal marijuana being spent in California, the nation’s largest state? To a large degree, they…
The fate of the most notorious jail in St. Louis is nearly sealed. On July 17, all 28 members of the…
A debate over democracy and racial justice is raging on the federal government’s doorstep. On June 26, the House of…