Advocacy and Policy

When these states, cities, and counties began releasing more people pretrial, there were no corresponding waves in crime.

Over half (58%) of all women in U.S. prisons are mothers, as are 80% of women in jails, including many who are incarcerated awaiting trial simply because they can’t afford bail. Most…

How well-intentioned budget reforms have been exploited to drain executive agencies of staff and funding.

From open letters to congressional testimony, some AI leaders have stoked fears that the technology is a direct threat to humanity. The reality is less dramatic but perhaps more insidious.

One in 4 American households are at risk of losing power because of the high cost of energy. Over 30% of those disconnections are in summer, when heat gets dangerous.

To build an economy that loves Black people requires building an ecosystem that invests in and supports Black creative people throughout the US South.

While students receive meals in school, once the academic year ends, they might not have enough food at home.

Four ways to encourage broad-reaching climate change action and help lower carbon emissions.

What does queer joy look like in this political moment? Three queer artists respond.

Work requirements for SNAP benefits don’t boost employment, a study finds. Instead, they have adverse effects on homeless people.

“I can’t breathe.” These words have become a rallying cry for protestors demanding racial equity and, in particular, an end to police violence against Black Americans. For environmental policy experts,…

Despite millions of dollars in TV advertisements and countless hours of hyperbolic news coverage, last week, voters across the country rejected fearmongering about efforts to overhaul the nation’s broken criminal…