| Apr 13, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyAt 36, Marcus White has spent half of his life in prison. Today he’s no longer behind bars, but now he’s imprisoned by something else: debt. When White was sentenced, he was saddled with $5,800 in criminal fines and fees. By the time he was released, he...
| Mar 2, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyThousands of Marylanders will regain the right to cast their ballots this election year, thanks to the state’s lawmakers. The Maryland House and Senate recently voted to override a veto by Governor Larry Hogan to ensure that ex-offenders will automatically get their...
| Sep 8, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyYou know your presidential campaign is in a heap of hurt when you need Tom Perkins to defend your “abilities, intellect, and talent.” But there Perkins was in The New York Times recently, having bought a full-page ad attesting to the presidential...
| Aug 12, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyOur country has no shortage of big problems. While big challenges are nothing new for Americans, how we deal with them has changed. Fifty years ago, rising social unrest forced Congress to deal with big things — like voting rights, immigration, and access to health...
| Jul 29, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyThe cold-blooded murder of nine people at a Charleston church made it impossible to deny the persistence of racism across the nation. So do the symbols of support for slavery and segregation that remain emblazoned on public property throughout the South, and scattered...
