Biden Needs to Keep His Promises on Immigration
March 3, 2021 | The new administration has made some welcome changes, but Biden isn’t living up to all his promises — especially on detention.
Articles by Robert P. Alvarez
Mass Incarceration Is Declining — But Not for Women
December 9, 2020 | The next administration needs to address this crisis and the war on drugs driving it.
A Bittersweet Hispanic Heritage Month
October 7, 2020 | This year, we’re facing high COVID-19 infection rates, job losses, and voter suppression. But we are resilient.
Save Lives. Fill Out Your Census.
September 9, 2020 | Taking the census ensures your community gets its fair share of funding — and representation — during the pandemic and beyond.
I Was Tear Gassed in Portland — And Not Just By Feds
July 29, 2020 | Police departments are over-militarized at the local level, too. Here’s one way to change that.
Land of the Unfree
June 24, 2020 | This July 4, let’s lay claim to the freedom and equality we’ve celebrated for centuries, but seldom practiced.
A Simple Solution for the Coronavirus Crisis in Prisons
May 20, 2020 | Releasing low-risk inmates would ease the risk that sky-high prison infection rates pose to all of us.
The Next Coronavirus Bill Must Protect the 2020 Election
April 15, 2020 | We need no-excuse absentee voting now — and that’s the bare minimum.