Policy Archive
Archives for October 2016


It’s the most powerful thing cities can do to fight climate change.

Deinstitutionalization didn’t cause mass incarceration. But it did contribute to it.

A story of how the criminal justice system neglects, abuses, and sometimes kills people with mental illness.

He acknowledged that the police have been the “face of oppression for far too many of our fellow citizens.”

The pattern has played out predictably in 2016.


There’s a long, twisted history behind it.

State officials have called it an act of “political terrorism.”

On Planned Parenthood 100th anniversary, the birth control pioneer’s grandson discusses her legacy.

Just another example of very obvious racial profiling.

The Notorious RBG admits she didn’t know what Kaepernick’s protest was about when she called it “dumb.”

The new round, led by DP World Groups in Dubai, brings the company’s total funding to $160 million.


For Kaepernick, calling his protests “dumb” is a way to “sidestep the real issue.”


There’s a way to make a movie about autism, but this isn’t it.

The FBI’s database currently misses more than half of people killed by police.


As speaker of the House, Paul Ryan faces divided loyalties as a leader of his party and a leader of the nation’s most democratic institution.