Jacqueline Luqman / Real News NetworkJul 29, 2019
A new gloss can't hide the damage the former vice president has done to marginalized communities. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJul 2, 2019
Whether or not her opponents—within and outside Democratic ranks—are ready, the contender for Queens D.A. offers needed change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Jacob Sugarman / TruthdigJun 27, 2019
The former vice president has been exposed as one of the architects of mass incarceration. A New York politician offers an alternative. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Norman Solomon / TruthdigMay 23, 2019
The former vice president has championed mass incarceration and adamantly opposed school desegregation. Black voters haven't forgotten. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigMay 13, 2019
Former prisoners now graduating from Rutgers have triumphed over a system designed to crush them. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigApr 13, 2019
After every system failed her, Susan Burton became the helping hand she and so many other formerly incarcerated women needed. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigMar 30, 2019
Author Tony Platt explains how mass incarceration has allowed Republicans and Democrats alike to demonize large swaths of American society. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )
JULIE PACE and CATHERINE LUCEY / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Feb 5, 2019
"The state of our union is strong," the president said during Tuesday's speech on Capitol Hill. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Richard Blaustein / LARBFeb 2, 2019
The book “Start Here” yields a vision for a future United States that will not stand out for its distressing criminal justice system. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Henry Giroux / TruthdigJan 9, 2019
The viciousness of the Trump administration and the cruelty imposed by neoliberalism mutually inform each other. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 14, 2018
Kevin Cooper reflects on his near-execution, the cowardice of California Democrats and his struggle to stay sane on death row. Part 1 of 2. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )
Naomi LaChance / TruthdigOct 17, 2018
Ballot initiatives seek reforms for laws on policing, prosecution, mass incarceration and other issues. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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