Tag: race
Eight in 10 Democrats Want Marijuana Legalization. Why Doesn’t the Party?
Seventy-eight percent of Democrat voters want it. Nearly all of the Democratic presidential candidates ...
New Orleans’ Nightmare Prosecutor Steps Down. Who’s Next?
In prosecutor accountability circles, the name Leon Cannizzaro carries almost mystical significance. Cannizzaro, the ...
Californian Cannabis Tax Revenues Are Used to Boost Police Budgets
How are tax revenues from legal marijuana being spent in California, the nation’s largest ...
A Unanimous Decision From St. Louis Lawmakers to Close Its Notorious Jail
The fate of the most notorious jail in St. Louis is nearly sealed. On July ...
How Washington, DC’s Lack of Statehood Hurts Black and Poor Residents
A debate over democracy and racial justice is raging on the federal government’s doorstep. ...
Why Are Black Arrest Rates for Marijuana Rising in Los Angeles?
Although California legalized marijuana over two years ago, racial disparities in arrests for the ...
BlueLeaks: Inside Cops’ Islamophobic Counterdrug Training
This is a time bomb” was one student’s description of a September 2014 counterdrug ...
Texas Is Now the Epicenter for Coronavirus in Carceral Settings
Severe COVID-19 outbreaks threaten the lives of people incarcerated across Texas. Several jail and ...
“I Can’t Breathe”—The Haunting Urgency of Juice WRLD’s Post-OD Album
Since the December 8, 2019 fatal overdose of Jarad Higgins—a Black rapper who went ...
Joe Biden’s Criminal Justice Reform Task Force Passes on Marijuana Legalization
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders’ “Unity Task Force”—six committees set up to shape policies ...
