New York Schools Gang Unit Pushes the Criminalization of Children
A new set of documents raises questions about a New York City Department of Education gang “intervention” initiative that relies heavily on police.
Justice
A Canadian Energy Company Bought an Oregon Sheriff’s Unit
Pembina was the sole funding source of a sheriff’s unit that monitored opposition to the proposed Jordan Cove natural gas pipeline and export terminal.
Mike Bloomberg Claims He Cut Stop-and-Frisk by 95 Percent — After Increasing It Sevenfold
Bloomberg drastically ramped up an NYPD program to stop and frisk mostly black and Latino men. Now, he’s misleading the public about the history.
Pete Buttigieg Repeatedly Dodged a Question About Black Marijuana Arrests in South Bend — Then Invoked Gangs
Pete Buttigieg spent the weekend justifying his obfuscation on a debate question about racially disproportionate marijuana arrests in South Bend.
The End of Roe
How the Supreme Court Could Gut Reproductive Rights Without Ruling on a Single Abortion Restriction
A Louisiana suit threatens to unravel dozens of cases nationwide by blocking abortion providers from challenging restrictions on behalf of their patients.
Puerto Rico’s Power Failures Inspired a Rooftop Solar Movement. But Officials Are Undermining It — in Favor of Natural Gas.
The island’s electric grid is too centralized to be resilient. But politicians and investors are obstructing a grassroots movement for community solar.
Voices
Yes, a Progressive President Could Cancel Student Debt on Day One — by Following the Grassroots
Debt strike activists found a button to destroy all student debt. We just need someone to push it.
The War on Immigrants
Trump Is Blowing Up a National Monument in Arizona to Make Way for the Border Wall
“A historically significant area is going to be changed irreparably. You’re never going to be able to put it back together.”
The War on Immigrants
Federal Judge Reverses Conviction of Border Volunteers, Challenging Government’s “Gruesome Logic”
The judge agreed with the No More Deaths volunteers’ religious liberty defense and condemned the U.S. government’s “deterrence by death” border strategy.
In Michigan, Where Pot Is Legal, Will Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Take Up Case of Man Serving Decades for a Weed Offense?
Michael Thompson is serving 40-60 years for what is essentially a nonviolent pot offense. He's asking for clemency once again.