social justice
Experts Agree: America's Prison-Industrial Complex Is Broken
Not only are US incarceration policies unjust toward minorities and the mentally ill, but they haven't even meaningfully lowered crime, according to the latest studies.
St. Louis Suburbs Ferguson and Jennings Sued Over ‘Debtors Prisons’ Criminalizing Poverty
Class action lawsuits slammed the cities of Ferguson and Jennings for making millions of dollars by persecuting residents with an endless cycle of violations, fines, court fees, and arrest warrants.
Can the Green Party Make a Comeback in 2016?
Likely presidential nominee Jill Stein has a quixotic plan to unite disenchanted liberals into the Tea Party of the Left.
From Teenaged Prostitute to Sex Workers' Rights Advocate
Activist Bella Robinson feels victimized by laws intended to help people like her.
The Love and Struggle of Producing a Left-Wing Circus
Artist-activist Jennifer Miller has been creating social justice–themed circus performances in New York City parks for decades, but her most recent one could be her last.
Why I Would Never Vote for a Women-Only Political Party
Mike Buchanan is running for office in the UK with his feminist-hating political party, Justice for Men and Boys. But what good do single-issue political parties actually do?
Why Are Minorities Overrepresented in Private Prisons?
For-profit prisons like healthy inmates, who tend to be young and black or Hispanic.
LAL's Music is Shifting the Dynamics of Social Justice
Rosina and Murr from LAL talk about their new video and making change with music.
A Conversation with the Pee-Shyness Advocate Who's Mad at DirecTV
We chatted with the CEO of the International Paruresis Association. He's not mad that a DirecTV commercial made a joke about pee-shyness, just that they made such a lame one.
Lindy West Is Leaving Jezebel, but She Still Hates Rape
Today is Lindy West's last day writing for Jezebel, but rape joke fans shouldn't celebrate just yet; she's still working. We talked to her about one of her new projects: a raw, unflinching new blog about sexual assault.
Is New York Serious This Time About Legalizing Medical Marijuana?
New Yorkers fashion themselves as the most socially tolerant, forward-thinking people on Earth, but when it comes to marijuana laws, the Empire State is still running decades behind schedule.
Meet the Nigerian-Canadian Woman Who’s Protesting Against Boko Haram
We interviewed Sonia Aimluwu, a Nigerian woman whose group, African Women Acting, has helped keep the news media focused on Boko Haram's kidnappings of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls.