Protecting the Rights of Suspended Library Patrons
"...this affirmation is the guiding mantra of libraries as society’s most democratic space: a forum for people from all backgrounds to mold their polity through the pursuit of knowledge and dignity. As...
View ArticleEliminating Cash Bail in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Detention before trial is not a benign act. It severely harms indigent people by disrupting employment, risking default on loans, and separating families.
View ArticleUnhoused People’s Right To Public Bathrooms
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought renewed attention to unhoused people’s lack of access to sanitary living conditions. The extreme dearth of shelter beds and public restrooms across the country means...
View ArticleWhat Can Jonathan Turley’s Gross Misfire Teach Us About the Trump...
Turley’s article appears to be an attempt to provide cover for an administration that was delayed and hapless in response to a crisis. Turley’s misfire should call our attention to a new conservative...
View ArticleWhen We Say Defend Black Lives, We Mean Defend Black Homes Too
Photo Credit: Steve Richey/StockSnap The fight for Black lives is not a monolith. In fact, the past few months have made it abundantly clear that strategizing a sustainable movement for defending Black...
View ArticleAmerica’s War on Black Trans Women
The message of our federal and state governments failing to protect (and sometimes actively harming) Black trans women is terrifying: if the government doesn’t care about Black trans women, then...
View ArticleEnding the 2020 Census Early is an Act of Violence Against Native Americans
Without ample time to accurately count the Native American population, the federal government is condemning Native American communities to at least another ten years of poverty and lower quality of life.
View ArticleThe Family Regulation System: Why Those Committed to Racial Justice Must...
The absence of the child welfare system from mainstream discussions on systemic racism, as well as the positioning of the system as a just alternative to policing, has caused concern for many family...
View ArticleWill the Pandemic Change How the Federal Government Provides Support to...
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended households across the country and exacerbated long-existing income inequalities. As has been well documented, not all have felt the effects of the pandemic and its...
View ArticlePretrial Transformation and Abolition
Carceral pretrial approaches lack evidence of effectiveness—in fact, research identifies that commonplace strategies such as money bail, detention, and even mandatory drug testing hamper pretrial...
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