Dogs and Our Ambivalence
Sanjay Kumar pens an ode to the canine within the human and the human within the canine.
Suspect Evidence Informed a Momentous Supreme Court Decision on Criminal Sentencing
The U.S. Sentencing Commission helped send more people to prison for longer terms. It’s a shame it was created to address a nonexistent crisis. ProPublica’s Ryan Gabrielson digs into the thirty-year history of “fair sentencing” in the US court system.
How Students Get Banished to Alternative Schools
In this era of so-called “ school choice,” a pattern has emerged: Students don’t choose their alternative schools. They’re sentenced to them. Heather Vogell reports.
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends.
Free Thing of the Week: Policing the Black Man
We bring you an interview with Angela J. Davis and Sherrilyn Ifill, contributors to the new book, Policing the Black Man.
How Do We Get Out of This Mess?
Donald Trump. North Korea. Hurricanes. Neoliberalism. Is there any hope of a better world? Yes. But we have to come together to tell a new, kinder story explaining who we are, and how we should live. George Monbiot writes.
The Core of Civic Engagement? Storytelling and Staying Human: an Interview with Daniele Biella
An interview with Daniele Biella, author of The Island of the Righteous.
The Strange and Curious Case of “Politicianitis”
Gary Corseri returns with a tale about gasbags, religious sport, and the alternate reality we call America.
Puerto Rico: Trapped Between Colonialism and Hurricanes
Puerto Rico is more than a tropical paradise. It’s also a colonialist nightmare. Ana Portnoy writes.
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