Dahlia Ferlito: The law and order policies, under the guise of public safety, serve to indoctrinate the vast majority of white people into a culture that supports and promotes incarceration as the tool to solve so many of our racial and social problems.
Law and Justice
Why White People Should Care about Restoring Voting Rights
Dirty Tricks vs. Democracy
Tom Hastings: Trump is apparently setting the stage for a big round of pardons in anticipation of the conclusion of the Mueller investigation and the publication of James Comey’s revelatory book.
Terminal Velocity
Heroes and Villains: The Daily Show in a Homeless Shelter
Paul Haeder: He is the leader of the pack, sad-sack of a playboy and land baron, thief, who gets the book deals, TV contracts, cameos in movies, his brand plastered all over Madison Avenue – make no bones about it, Trump is America.
Defense
Rethinking Weapons Exports
Kristin Christman: What’s the use of all that science in developing weapons if there’s no science in evaluating the application of weapons to real world problems?
Healthcare Reform
The Harsh Realities of the Cost of Childcare in the US
Kate Harveston: Free, low-cost and reimbursed childcare is available. However, like all other forms of welfare in the US, they are applicable only to those at or below the poverty line.
Elections & Campaigns
Buy Your Governor on eBay
Berry Craig: Buy Your Governor — The sale looks like the real deal. It is complete with a color photo of the Capitol, a seller handle–“carpetbaggerbevin”– an offer for free standard shipping and a returns policy: “Buyer pays to have seller returned to New Hampshire.” Bevin grew up in the Granite State.
How to Lose an Election. Repeatedly.
George A. Polisner: Your role as a candidate for office is to lead—state your position, prepare an emotionally connecting argument in support of it and bring people to you. This is how you lead.
Education
Student Loan Debt: Just Another Political Podium For Oppression
Cindy Trillo: For many, getting out of their student loan debt is a distant dream. Those repayments not only take years to finally disappear from a budget but depending on the number of years studied, can also amount to many installments.
Immigration Reform
Lawsuit: Immigrant Detainees Forced to Work for $1 a Day
Robin Urevich: Attorneys say private-prison company CoreCivic is engaged in a “deprivation scheme” aimed at forcing detainees to keep the detention center running at a fraction of the cost of hiring local workers.
Strong Sanctuary Policies Needed for California Schools
Ana Graciela Nájera Mendoza: all California public schools must have policies and procedures in place so that school teachers and administrators know how to respond if an immigration officer comes to campus to interview or arrest a student or to access a student’s educational records or information.
