My Life Was Derailed By a Traffic Ticket

A minor infraction cost me my driver’s license, my job, thousands of dollars, and over a decade entangled with a system that punishes poverty.

Traffic violation on a windshield.

Internal Watchdog Finds ICE Violations of Solitary Confinement Policy

Immigration detention is inherently inhumane. It’s time for the Biden administration to put an end to ICE’s detention machine.

Woman holds sign that reads "halt solitary" as demand to end solitary confinement in prisons

We Need Accountability for Those Who Commit Violence Against Native Women

Law enforcement must be held accountable when officers abuse their authority to sexually assault the very people they are sworn to protect.

Jeannie Hovland, the deputy assistant secretary for Native American Affairs for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, poses with a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women mask.

How Mastercard’s New Policy Violates Sex Workers’ Rights

Everyone deserves access to financial services and everyone should be able to make a living – sex workers included.

Mastercard symbol on a phone.

What to Know About the Abortion Case Before the Supreme Court Today

Politicians are using every trick in the book in their attempts to force people to stay pregnant against their will — and they’re trying to recruit the Supreme Court to help them.

Women protesting abortion bans.

What the Supreme Court Could Do About Mass Incarceration in the Current Term

As the high court heads into a new term, it’s important to keep an eye on critical cases while recognizing the limits of the bench.

Side profile of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC

10 Emerging Artists Share What Systemic Equality Means to Them

Each artist created an image of what Systemic Equality could look like — a vision of a more inclusive and equitable future for America.

A banner containing the visual art pieces from the 10 emerging artists, with the words "Systemic Equality Artists Collective" in the center of the banner.

Texas’ Radical Abortion Ban Could Lead to Copycat Bills. Here’s What to Know.

SB 8 is a stark example of what’s at stake in the ongoing, nationwide fight for reproductive freedom.

Protester with a sign that says, "Our body our choice our right pro-choice."

More of the Same: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention Under the Biden Administration

The Biden administration is filling private prison beds emptied out by its own Executive Order with immigrant detainees.

Empty cell at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison.