Columbia Becomes the First Major University to Divest From For-Profit Prison Companies

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 25, 2015 Though it's questionable why Columbia University decided to buy more than 230,000 shares of the biggest private prison company in the U.S. in the first place, on Monday it announced it not only gave up those shares but that it will no longer invest in such businesses. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Ending Mass Incarceration Now Is Step 10 to Save the Economy

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jun 23, 2015 Imprisoning a staggering number of our people is wrong. The way our nation does it is even worse. We must end mass incarceration, now. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )