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Movement for Black Lives Wants Congress to End the Drug War

The federal war on drug users would likely be brought to its knees with the passage of the Movement for…

July 9, 2020

St. Louis Is a Big Step Closer to Closing the Workhouse

In St. Louis, Missouri—arguably the birthplace of the modern movement for Black lives—a city lawmaker has introduced a bill to…

July 9, 2020

Despite Voting Rights Reform, Many People With Felonies Excluded From NJ Primary

New Jersey held primary elections on July 7, including hotly contested Congressional races for seats held by Jeff Van Drew…

July 8, 2020

Scrutinizing the Foster System’s Relationship With the War on Drugs

So many aspects of the racist War on Drugs—stop-and-frisk, mandatory minimum sentencing for crack cocaine, drug courts, to name just…

July 2, 2020

Canada Has Its Own Racist Structures to Dismantle

The focus of the world’s media can make it seem like racism and the “War on Drugs” are primarily United…

July 2, 2020

How We Can All Take Responsibility to Avoid Calling the Police

Calls to defund the police are picking up national momentum from Los Angeles to New York City. The Minneapolis City…

July 1, 2020

My Experience of Brutal Arrest at a Black Lives Matter Protest

It happened almost by accident. I was walking past Union Square after dinner with a friend in June 2016 and…

June 30, 2020

Silicon Valley Prosecutor’s Dog-Whistle Threat to Muslim Public Defender

  Sajid A. Khan is a community leader and public defender in Santa Clara County, California, a county of almost…

June 25, 2020

Abolitionist Scientists Challenge Crime Prediction Software Research

One thousand scientists have denounced new software designed to predict criminality based off of a single face photo. They're now…

June 24, 2020

Thank Earlier LGBTQ+ Activists for the Marijuana Wins We Enjoy Today

This month, as we celebrate Pride, it’s important to remember our roots. These include the LGBTQ+ leaders who laid the…

June 22, 2020