Shop, Pick Up Kids… Go to Jail? Plan to Swap Rikers for ‘Justice Hubs’ Draws Ire
New York City will have four new jails in every borough except Staten Island within the next ten years.…
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Chelsey Sanchez
How To Help Progressive Candidates Ahead of the Midterms
This is the final weekend before Tuesday’s midterm elections and many organizations, hoping to edge out Republican incumbents and…
East Harlemites Rally for Migrant Children Who Will Spend Halloween Without Their Parents
On the eve of Halloween, President Donald Trump, clad in a black and white striped jumpsuit, was handcuffed and…
Required Reading: ‘Book Bloc’ Defends Trans Rights
Hundreds of people rallied in Midtown on Monday in response to a planned rollback of transgender rights on the…
#CountMeIn Movement Marks One Year
“New York City is a union town,” they chanted — thousands of voices reverberating off of office buildings and…
SCAR Act Could Provide Answers to Parents Separated From Children at US Border
Even after reunification, advocates say, the psychological wounds of President Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy will be long-lasting for detained kids.
The Afghan War Continues, So Do Protests
Demonstrators plan to mark the 17th anniversary of America’s longest war on Sunday.
Women Take The Fight Against Kavanaugh’s Confirmation to Yale Club
Nearly three decades after Brett Kavanaugh attended Yale University, Joan Rhee said she was raped on Yale’s campus. Rhee,…
Concerns Over Kavanaugh and VAWA’s Expiration Loom Large At March For Black Women
It was 1991 when Anita Hill, a black law professor, faced off against the Senate Judiciary Committee, accusing then-Supreme…