White male cops are the last people we should employ to police our cities.
Law & Justice
Posted inLaw and Justice
How to Stop Phone Companies and Sheriffs From Exploiting Inmates’ Families
The HEROES Act could make calling incarcerated family members less prohibitively costly.
Posted inPolitics
Voting Rights Lawsuits Multiply Across the Country
Access to absentee ballots and ensuring a fair count have suddenly become newly important, because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inLaw and Justice
White Men With Guns
White supremacists can still get away with almost anything. For now.
Posted inLaw and Justice
‘This Virus Kills Way Too Many People.’ Hunger-Striking ICE Detainees Demand Answers.
Across the country, hunger strikes in ICE detention centers are taking on new urgency during the pandemic.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Cameroonian Asylum Seeker, Detained for Three Years, Released From ICE Custody
A lawsuit brought the release of four asylum seekers in California during the coronavirus outbreak. But advocates warn this is just the beginning.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Rise of Neo-Feudalism
The private capture of entire legal systems by corporate America goes far beyond neoliberalism. It evokes the private fiefdoms of the Middle Ages.
Posted inPolitics
On the Perils of Ignoring Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Claim
Democrats cannot simply hope that charges levied at Joe Biden will be ignored by Donald Trump.
Posted inCoronavirus
A Federal Inmate Speaks About Life in Prison During a Pandemic
A recorded conversation with a federal inmate reveals an overcrowded facility, dozens of sick inmates, and a terrified staff.
Posted inTAP
GOP Justices Decree Capital Punishment for Voting
Today on TAP: The outrageous Wisconsin primary decisions
