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Mass Incarceration Is Declining — But Not for Women

Mass Incarceration Is Declining — But Not for Women

| Dec 9, 2020 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyElection after election, voters are turning against mass incarceration and the war on drugs that sustains it. In 2020, the people of Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota voted to legalize marijuana, joining 11 other states and the District of Columbia. In...
Failing Students Need Support, Not Blame

Failing Students Need Support, Not Blame

| | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedAs the semester ends, I fear many of my students will fail my class. Most will pass, thanks to their hard work and a generous grade curve, but I’ve never had this many students failing or dropping the course before. The Washington Post reports that an unprecedented...
This Holiday Season, Choose a New Food Future

This Holiday Season, Choose a New Food Future

| | Economy / Business|Food / FarmingAmerica certainly has an abundance of food, even though many Americans do not. We face a momentous choice of whether to pursue a food future rooted in the ethic of sustainable agri-culture — or one based on the exploitative ethic of agri-industry. What better symbol...
Get the Feds Out of the Way of Cannabis Reform

Get the Feds Out of the Way of Cannabis Reform

| | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyWhen it comes to marijuana policy, it’s time for the federal government to get out of the way. Fifteen states, home to 25 percent of the U.S. population, have legalized the possession and use of marijuana by anyone over the age of 21. Most states now allow some form...
Looking for That Get Out of Jail Free Card

Looking for That Get Out of Jail Free Card

| | Cartoon|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyGet a full-res version here.
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