Podcast: Everyday Injustice Podcast 73 – Jody Armour Discusses Rap, the N-Word, Racism, Symbols, Crime, Mass Incarceration and More
USC Professor Jody Armour wrote the provocative book, N*gga Theory, and on Everyday Injustice we talk about…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Violent Protests Rare but the Overall Situation Concerning
By David M. Greenwald We keep hearing about violent protests and, to be sure, there have been…
Letter: Portland Mayor’s Response to President Trump – ‘Stay Away, Please'”
Portland has experienced ongoing struggles with protesters. Last night it was reported that someone was shot and…
Commentary: Not Business As Usual As NBA Players Potentially Stop Their Season in the Wake of the Blake Shooting
By David M. Greenwald It was a moment that had seemed to pass. In the wake of…
Guest Commentary: Bad Law and Failed Order
by Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Roy L. Austin, Jr As the Republican National Convention plays out this…
Navajo Nation Asks Trump to Commute Death Sentence before Aug. 26 Execution
By Ayanna Gandhi Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has made a personal appeal to Pres. Donald Trump,…
Trump Threatens to Send Federal Officers to Other Cities in Wake of Portland
After receiving serious pushback for federal actions in Portland, President Trump continued to escalate the tension—threatening to…
Monday Morning Thoughts: School District Did What They Had To, This Should Not Be on Teachers, It’s On Us
When the school district made their decision last week to not re-open physical schools I was relieved. …
Four Congresswomen Announce Resolution to End Police Brutality Incited by Trump
By Lea Barrios WASHINGTON DC – Peaceful protests across America have been met with violence, false arrests,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Things Got Worse on Sunday Night – Much Worse
If there was hope that calmer heads would prevail on Sunday, that hope was shattered—literally—by another night…
Sunday Commentary: We Are in Unprecedented Times
It is hard to see where all of this is headed, as we are in the middle…
Commentary: Public Against Re-Opening So Soon
The Trump administration cheered on Monday as a slew of states like Texas, Indiana, Colorado and Florida…
Sunday Commentary: Local Trajectory Not Good, We Need More Testing
At the council meeting this week, it was suggested that Yolo County has flattened its curve. Sorry,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Science Will Have to Get Us out of this COVID-19 Mess
From the start the battle lines over COVID-19 have taken the shape of the political contours of…
Sunday Commentary: California Has Led the Way on the Response to COVID-19
California so far has avoided the fate of Italy, Spain and New York. Why? Social distancing and…
Guest Commentary: Voices Warning Trump about COVID-19 in Prisons Are Growing Louder
There are no good reasons for the president to keep vulnerable people behind bars any longer. By…
My View: Discrimination Incidents Rise Against Asian Americans Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
There have been debates all over the internet as to why it was inadvisable for President Trump…
Commentary: A Debate Based on False Hope
President Trump this week tried to make the case that we should reopen the country for business…
Bipartisan Coalition Calls on President Trump to Commute Federal Prison Sentences for Populations Most Vulnerable to Coronavirus
(The following is a letter from a group of criminal justice reform groups seeking the President to…
Commentary: Should Barr Step Down? 1100 Former Prosecutors Think So
Over the weekend, more than 1100 former prosecutors and officials who served in both Republican and Democratic…
