Give the People the Law

Today in most of America, helping someone use the law is illegal unless you're a lawyer. These restrictions damage democracy. The case for legal empowerment.

By Vivek Maru

September 4, 2020, 1:49 pm – 23 MIN READ

Can the Police Really Change?

The answer is, they must—or risk the full destruction of their credibility.

By Jonathan Blanks

June 11, 2020, 3:14 pm – 12 MIN READ

Our False Promise of Justice

From the prosecutorial state to prison to reentry, we perpetuate unending cycles of dehumanizing punishment. Enough.

By Rylee Sommers-Flanagan

June 10, 2020, 5:53 pm – 37 MIN READ

Policing the Police

A Justice Department veteran talks about consent decrees—the police monitoring tool the Trump Administration has given up on.

By Christy Lopez

June 9, 2020, 6:38 pm – 17 MIN READ