Social Justice Archives

A metal fence marked with the U.S. Border Patrol sign prevents people from getting close to the barbed/concertina wire covering the U.S.–Mexico border fence, in Nogales, Arizona, on February 9th, 2019.

Social Justice

‘A Pervasive Culture of Cruelty’: What a Secret Facebook Group Reveals About the U.S. Border Patrol

In the group, current and former Border Patrol agents joked about the death of migrants, posted vulgar images of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and shared racist memes.

A.C. Thompson

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Is Florida’s Measure Restricting the Voting Rights of Ex-Felons Legal?

Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed a measure making the restoration of voting rights for people convicted of felonies contingent on having paid off all criminal debt.

Victoria Shineman

Central American immigrant families depart ICE custody pending future immigration court hearings on June 11th, 2018, in McAllen, Texas.

Social Justice

Video Hearings in Immigration Court Are Harming Immigrants’ Cases

Critics say video hearings are a flawed design of a system seeking deportations.

Stephen Franklin, Miriam Annenberg & Ankur Singh

Activists protest on the anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling upholding the Trump administration's restriction of travel to the U.S. from predominantly Muslim countries.

Social Justice

Can Compassion Become a Central Part of American Politics?

The 2020 election cycle is already bringing to light the innate conflict in our political system between individualism and policies that benefit entire communities.

Chayenne Polimédio

A signs warns of danger on the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, in Arizona, one of several live aerial bombing ranges that undocumented migrants often walk through.

Social Justice

For Many Migrants, the Last Leg of the Journey North Is Through a Minefield

The Air Force and Marines conduct live-fire drills on the Barry M. Goldwater Range—which also separates many migrants from freedom or death.

Arvind Dilawar

Social Justice

How Mainstream and Alternative Media Shaped Coverage of the Stonewall Riots

If you were a New Yorker reading the mainstream papers at the time you wouldn't have known that a new civil rights movement was unfolding in the city.

Chad Painter

Storm clouds fill the sky over the U.S. Capitol Building.

Social Justice

Are We on the Verge of a New Era of Political Reform?

Americans are deeply frustrated with how democracy is working in the United States and that could lead to a change in the status quo.

Lee Drutman

Social Justice

Strict Voter ID Laws Threaten the Franchise of Trans Americans

After North Carolina passed strict voter ID laws, trans activists in the state successfully advocated to reduce the DMV requirements for changing gender on an ID.

Caleb Gayle

A health worker at an Ebola quarantine unit on June 13th, 2017, in Muma, after a case of Ebola was confirmed in the village.

Social Justice

Why the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Could Continue to Spread

Ongoing civil conflict and the resulting displacement of local people is creating an ideal environment for the devastating disease.

Steven Hatch

How Common Is Price-Fixing in the Food Industry?

The DOJ intervened in a lawsuit alleging Tyson Foods, Perdue Farms, Sanderson Farms, Koch Foods, and Pilgrim's Pride conspired to increase chicken prices.

Emily Moon