By: Ericka Blount Danois Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) addresses hecklers and supporters at the Netroots Nation 2015 Presidential Town Hall July 18, 2015, in Phoenix. “I don’t know if I…
Prisoners and guard at Louisiana State Penitentiary, in Angola, La. By Jason Stanley In 1980, there were 500,000 Americans in prison or jail. By 2013, there were more than 2.3…
By Lamont Lilly, Participants in the Movement for Black Lives Convening in Cleveland, Ohio, participate in the gathering’s Opening Ceremony. (Photo: Layla Amatullah Barrayn) The Movement for Black Lives National…
By Roseanne Scotti / Drug Policy Alliance Mustafa Willis had a job and no criminal record. After being arrested in Newark, he was forced to remain in jail for months because…
By Christian Parenti July 28, 2015 “Information Clearing House” – “Jacobin” – How did we get here? The numbers are chilling: 2.2 million people behind bars, another 4.7 million on…
A neighborhood on Chicago’s Westside. (photo: Reuters) By Emily Badger There are neighborhoods on the West Side of Chicago where nearly every block has been painted red — a sign,…
By: Theresa Thompson While speaking at the NAACP national convention earlier this month, President Barack Obama endorsed “banning the box” on job applications so that formerly incarcerated people, like…
By Mark Winston Griffith His nickname was Mike-Mike and his favorite color was blue. The morning workshop portion on the first day of the gathering was over, and the afternoon…
Part 1. Clearly, we, as a people, are in the midst of a deep social crisis, one not only in terms of the conditions of our community, but also in…
July 25, 2015 BernieSanders.com Thank you for inviting me to be with you tonight. Thank you for the work you continue to do as leaders in civil rights. You…
By Jamil Smith This year, as with every other year, nearly every presidential candidate is white, with the only exceptions being long shots in the mushrooming Republican field. Most candidates…
Second in a series for the 50th Anniversary Nguzo Saba 2015 Conference (September 24-27), celebrating the founding of our organization Us and the introduction of the Nguzo Saba (The Seven…