May 28, 2015 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Immigration, Liberalism, Military-Industrial Complex/Security State, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Daily Dot (May 28, 2015) In his new book, Taking a Stand: Moving Beyond Partisan Politics to Unite America, Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul declares that the GOP brand “sucks” and is “broken.” From those big declarations, he goes on to discuss...
May 27, 2015 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Libertarianism, Military-Industrial Complex/Security State, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Published: Daily Dot (May 27, 2015) While Rand Paul’s name often appears on lists of leading Republican presidential nominees, his well-known libertarian streak is often cited as a prime reason why he most likely won’t be nominated. His National Security Agency...
May 7, 2015 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Health & Wellness (Physical), Marijuana Legalization and the War on Drugs, Mental Illness
Published: Daily Dot (May 7, 2015) At a time when Americans are justifiably shown real stories of police violence and racial profiling, it’s important to give credit to the law enforcement officials working to change our current system of brutality. That’s why we...
Apr 30, 2015 | Class Issues, Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, General Advice, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (April 30, 2015) Language matters, and in light of how frequently the word “thug” is used as a substitute for outright racial slurs, it’s time for everyone to eliminate it from their vocabulary when discussing the Baltimore protests. It may not...
Apr 28, 2015 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, General Advice, Race and Racism
Published: Good Men Project (April 28, 2015) Matthew Rozsa argues that it’s time for Americans to pay their debt to non-whites suffering from racial discrimination. If Americans truly wish to eradicate the scourge of racial oppression from our nation, we must start by...
Apr 24, 2015 | Conservativism, Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Death Penalty, Political Ideologies, Salon.com
Published: Salon (April 24, 2015) A conservative columnist paints those against executing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as terrorist sympathizers Once Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s defense attorney wraps up her closing statement, the jury will need to decide whether the terrorist should...
Mar 30, 2015 | Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (March 30, 2015) Those with power must be held accountable for how they use it. This may seem like a self-evident proposition, but it is actually facing a considerable challenge in Texas right now. If passed, a new bill sponsored by Rep. Jason...
Mar 17, 2015 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Gender and Sexism, Liskula Cohen
Published: Good Men Project (March 17, 2015) co-author Liskula Cohen Men are statistically more likely to go to prison than women for the same crime. Feminists and Men’s Rights Activists alike should be outraged. People forget that prisons aren’t always there to...
Nov 28, 2014 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (November 28, 2014) In Ferguson, the streets are on fire, and so are the media as they follow rioters through clouds of tear gas and across lines of National Guard troops. Months after the death of Michael Brown at the hands of Officer Darren...
Jan 17, 2014 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex
Published: mic (January 17, 2014) On Friday, family members of those incarcerated in Mississippi prisoners will gather in the state capital in support of their imprisoned loved ones. For the significant others, imprisonment can be especially trying, and it's about to...