Month: July 2025

Op-Ed | A Word We Celebrate but Rarely Question

The concept of liberty and justice in the United States is selective and conditional, with marginalized communities being targeted and the ruling class exploiting their economic insecurity to manufacture consent and maintain their power and control.

FCC Delay on Prison Phone Rates Sparks Outrage from Justice Advocates

The FCC has postponed rules that would have lowered the cost of prison and jail phone calls for at least two more years, sparking outrage from justice advocates who argue the delay is a betrayal of working-class families and allows telecom companies and correctional officials to lobby for changes to the original reforms.

Opinion: When the Center Cannot Hold

As polarization deepens and the norms of liberal democracy are dismantled by a radicalized Republican Party, the eventual consequence is likely to be a radicalization of the left, which will only exacerbate the current political crisis.