I’ve Taught in Prisons For 15 Years – Here’s What Schools Need to Know as Government Funding Expands
Only 218 programs offer credit-bearing college programs in prison. That’s about to change.
Migrant Deaths in Mexico Put Spotlight on US Policy That Shifted Immigration Enforcement South
The United States is a big part of that “extensive use” on both sides of the border.
FDA Approval of Over-the-Counter Narcan Is an Important Step in the Effort to Combat the US Opioid Crisis
By Lucas Berenbrok, Janice L. Pringle and Joni Carroll / The Conversation On March 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan for over-the-counter sale. Narcan is the…
Prisoners Donating Organs to Get Time Off Raises Thorny Ethical Questions
By Austin Sarat / The Conversation In January 2023 two Democratic representatives, Judith Garcia and Carlos Gonzalez, proposed a bill that would offer prisoners in Massachusetts a new way to…
Biden’s Border Crackdown Explained – A Refugee Law Expert Looks at the Legality and Impact of New Asylum Rule
This rule will deny thousands of migrants fleeing persecution their right to seek asylum at the United States’ southern border.
Big Oil’s Trade Group Allies Outspent Clean Energy Groups by a Whopping 27x, With Billions in Ads and Lobbying To Keep Fossil Fuels Flowing
By Christian Downie, Australian National University and Robert Brulle, Brown University / The Conversation You’ve probably seen ads promoting gas and oil companies as the solutions to climate change. They’re…
How Same-Sex Marriage Gained Bipartisan Support
The U.S. Senate voted to advance a bill that protect same-sex marriage by a wide margin– thanks to support from 12 Republicans. Same-sex marriage isn’t the partisan issue it once…
Why is Elon Musk Taking Twitter Private?
The world’s richest man says he intends to complete the $44 billion deal by the Oct. 28 deadline, but that may be the easy part.
We Can Still Make Solar Panels Even Better and Cheaper
Andreas Gucklhorn/Unsplash, CC BY-SA By Renate Egan / The Conversation The cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the…
Surveillance Is Pervasive: Yes, You Are Being Watched, Even if No One is Looking For You
By Peter Krapp, University of California, Irvine / The Conversation The U.S. has the largest number of surveillance cameras per person in the world. Cameras are omnipresent on city streets…
Why Roe v. Wade’s Demise—Unlike Gay Rights or Ukraine—Isn’t Getting Corporate America to Speak Up
By Alessandro Piazza, Rice University / The Conversation Corporate America – once known for carefully avoiding public stances on hot button issues – has, in recent years, become increasingly outspoken…
‘A Revolutionary Ruling—And Not Just for Abortion’: A Supreme Court Scholar Explains the Impact of Dobbs
By Morgan Marietta, UMass Lowell / The Conversation The Supreme Court’s decision to reverse 50 years of constitutional protection for the right to get an abortion is more than 200…
The 13th Amendment’s Fatal Flaw Created Modern-Day Slavery
Slavery still exists in America, but the only people whose labor can be enslaved are those convicted of a crime
The U.S. Was Not Prepared for a Pandemic – Free Market Capitalism and Government Deregulation May Be to Blame
Public health cuts left the U.S with a skeletal workforce to manage the pandemic. Because of this, responsibility fell to individuals.