NC Courts to Address Racism in Jury Selection
Statewide studies have shown that potential black jurors are twice as likely to be excluded as white jurors. Read more at Facing South.
Injustice
Harvey Weinstein and the Economics of Consent
Consent is a function of power. You have to have a modicum of power to give it. Read the article at The Atlantic.
Finland Ends Homelessness, Provides Shelter for All in Need
The country is applying the “Housing First” concept. See this story at Scoop.
Chelsea Manning Prison Conditions Are ‘Torture’
. . . according to a letter from Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer. Read the article at The Intercept.
Decriminalization Works
Portugal solved its drug crisis. Why can’t America do the same? Read more at The Huffington Post.
Are Taxes the Best Way of Dealing with Inequality?
There is a pernicious myth that affects the way we think about markets. Read the article at Dollars & Sense.
Overturning Felony Disenfranchisement in Southern States
In the last U.S. presidential election in 2016, 6.1 million Americans could not vote because of laws that disenfranchise people with past felony convictions. Read about it Facing South.
Voter Suppression Is Destroying US Democracy – In 2020, Expect More
by Carol Anderson America hangs in the balance. The elections in November next year will determine whether the United States continues down the road of authoritarian dynastic rule or reclaims the work of expanding and…
Public Safety for the 99%
Ending overpolicing will require much more than better oversight and training By Alex S. Vitale Policing needs to be reformed. We do indeed need new training regimes, enhanced accountability, and a greater public role in…
Global Corporate Financial Speculation Fuels Gentrification
By Yosef Brody PUSH, a new documentary that had its world premiere at the CPH:DOX film festival in Copenhagen in March, where it won the festival’s Audience Award, is coming to the U.S., and not…