When it comes to legalizing weed, economic justice for communities of color must be our guiding principle. Marijuana has been a key driver of mass criminalization in this country and [...]
Money bail traps people of color in a maze that is not justice, and perpetuates mass incarceration and its racial disparities. Imagine being poor and being arrested by the police [...]
I have a First Amendment right to express my anger about Georgia's proposed abortion ban through peaceful protest. As a concerned citizen, I have visited the Georgia capitol many times [...]
The eviction of Beverley Somai for calling the police is part of a disturbing trend. Last year, Beverley Somai learned a brutal truth that too many people across the country [...]
The for-profit bail industry condones trauma and incentivizes violence to improve their bottom line. Around 9:20 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2017, Eugene Mitchell, Shayleen Meuchell, and their four-year-old daughter [...]
Gavin McInnes’ attempt to silence those who have every right to call him out for his bigoted views should fall flat For years, Gavin McInnes has spewed bigoted views on [...]
The "Riot-Boosting" Act Constitutes Self-Censorship and a Loss of our First Amendment Rights. This piece originally appeared at NDN Collective. For Indigenous Peoples in South Dakota, the land is more [...]
If legislators know these laws violate the First Amendment, they should repeal them, not pass half-measures designed to thwart judicial review Last year, an Arizona federal court blocked the state [...]
The indictment seems to have been drafted not to justify the prosecution of Assange, but to tar legitimate journalistic activities by association. This piece originally appeared at Just Security. What [...]
Revenue-oriented mayor’s courts subvert justice. They must be reformed to protect the rights of Ohioans. Karen G.’s daughter still remembers the day when “mommy had her pink bracelets on.” Unfortunately, [...]
