Injustice

Prison Lockdowns Are Becoming More Frequent

and More Brutal By Silja J.A. Talvi Every morning, Mary Frances Barbee wakes up and experiences a “microsecond of happiness before the terror sets in.” Barbee had a heart attack, transient ischemic attack and then…



Bail Reform: What’s at Stake

On any given day in 2020, roughly 630,000 people were locked up in local jails. The majority of them had not been convicted of a crime. After an arrest—wrongful or not—a person’s ability to leave…



Bordering on the Ridiculous

Cynical hypocrisy on immigration policy Commentary by Rob Schofield As with so many other problems afflicting modern America—the climate emergency, economic inequality, the federal debt, gun violence, racism, our threadbare public education system—there’s plenty of…


Rethink Drug Legalization

Commentary by Carl Hintz Many people support the legalization of marijuana, and few people believe that tobacco, alcohol, or caffeine should be illegal. However, “hard drugs” such as cocaine, methamphetamine, and opioids should also be…



On the Brink

Fighting to keep NC rape crisis centers open By Anna Lynch When I first joined the board of the Orange County Rape Crisis Center, or OCRCC, I never suspected that much of my mental energy…



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Homeless in Portland

Camping bans are cruel and inhumane Commentary by Kaia Sand Imagine you have to carry everything you own — bedding, the food you’ve secured for the time being, your clothes. You’ve lost so much, but…