In Full Page Ad, Civil Rights Groups Urge Biden Administration to Provide Relief to Thousands of At-Risk Home Confined
By Ramneet Singh WASHINGTON D.C. – In a full page advertisement in the Washington Post, Color of…
An Open Letter to the Biden Administration: It’s Time to Drop Charges against José Ines García Zárate
By Matt Gonzalez & Francisco Ugarte After a unanimous jury exonerated José Ines García Zárate on all…
NCAPA, Stop AAPI Hate, 21 Other AAPI Organizations Ask President Biden to Increase His Effort to Protect AAPI Communities
By Joseph Shepard WASHINGTON DC – The National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, Stop AAPI Hate,…
Criminal Justice Leaders Call for Presidential Task Force on 21st Century Prosecution
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – During the Obama administration, the Department of Justice…
Commentary: The IPCC States the Obvious, but Too Many Have Their Heads in the Sand
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In a way, the latest report from IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on…
Criminal Justice Advocates Plead for President Biden to Abolish Death Penalty
By John Arceno WASHINGTON, DC — Opposing President Joe Biden’s stance surrounding the death penalty, his justice…
Authorities Still Searching and Arresting Participants in the Attack on US Capitol Six Months Later, FBI Asking for Help
By Alexander Pleitez and Esme Lipton WASHINGTON DC – Six months have passed since the Jan. 6…
Organizations Call on President Biden to Grant Clemency to Thousands on COVID Home Confinement
By Stephanie Boulos and Stacie Guevara WASHINGTON DC – Families Against Mandatory Minimums, the American Civil Liberties…
ACLU Praises Biden’s Announced Plan for Strengthening U.S. Commitment to Justice
By Allison Hodge and Lois Yoo WASHINGTON DC – Late last week, ACLU director of the Justice…
Commentary: In Order to Enact Change Our Leaders Must Have a Sense of Urgency
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – It made for interesting theater on Tuesday night—a well-organized and…
Guest Commentary: President Biden Can Prevent Over 4,000 People from Being Sent Back to Prison
If President Biden allows thousands of people to be sent back to federal prison, he would be…
Guest Commentary: Nevada City Area Grandmothers Travel to Minnesota by Train to Stop Oil Pipeline
By Sharon Delgado MINNESOTA – In late May, I travelled to Minnesota by train with three other…
Guest Commentary: Biden Must Be Bolder on Immigration – the Lives of Millions Depend on It.
In his first 100 days, President Biden has sounded many of the right notes on immigration. But…
California Capitol Watch: The Holocaust and Genocide—Filling the Education Gap
By Eric Gelber On April 24th, President Biden officially recognized the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman…
Proposed Coronavirus Relief Bill To Include Incarcerated Individuals
By Kritika Singh WASHINGTON— On March 11, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package into…
Shaun King Compares Peanut Butter to Call for Police Accountability, Chides Biden for Created Unjust Laws
By Mia Machado BROOKLYN, NY – Comparing police accountability to peanut butter, social-justice activist and author Shaun…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Danger from COVID Is Not Nearly Over
By David M. Greenwald I watched in horror this weekend accounts of what is happening in India…
Commentary: Reisig Misses Opportunity to Call for Reform in Wake of Chauvin Conviction, Believes the System Works
By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – The Woodland Daily Democrat captured some local reaction to the…
Philly District Attorney Supports Biden Admin New Action Plan to Reduce Gun Violence
by Savannah Dewberry PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner released a statement last Thursday, announcing…
Guest Commentary: Why It’s Time to Abandon Drug Courts
By Miriam Krinsky and Leo Beletsky Drug overdoses dramatically rose during the pandemic to make 2020 our…
