Gloria Gilbert Stoga is the founder of Puppies Behind Bars (PBB), a Manhattan-based organization that partners puppies with incarcerated individuals. These individuals will train and raise the puppies to serve as bomb-sniffers, veteran servicers, and...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s career has been mired in controversy. He is the subject of an ongoing Department of Justice investigation, the defendant in a lawsuit brought by the State Bar of Texas, and was impeached by the GOP-controlled sta...
This piece was produced in part with the financial support of the Stone Inequality Initiative. The Brown Political Review maintains editorial independence over all columns and stories published. Richard Griffin spent two days in Michigan’s Wayne Co...
After trying and failing to receive protection from staff, Keith DeBlasio was raped in prison multiple times by a fellow inmate. Although DeBlasio filed an internal report within the appropriate window, he contested his prison’s initial ruling outs...
After trying and failing to receive protection from staff, Keith DeBlasio was raped in prison multiple times by a fellow inmate. Although DeBlasio filed an internal report within the appropriate window, he contested his prison’s initial ruling outs...
Despite advocates’ calls to reform the “broken criminal legal system,” it seems very much intact on screen. From Johnny Depp to Gwyneth Paltrow, recent media frenzies over celebrity trials present courtrooms which bear few similarities to those...
Despite advocates’ calls to reform the “broken criminal legal system,” it seems very much intact on screen. From Johnny Depp to Gwyneth Paltrow, recent media frenzies over celebrity trials present courtrooms which bear few similarities to those...
In the weeks leading up to a big election, hundreds of unsolicited texts and calls from different political organizations inundate one’s phone, each providing similar election information and professing support for a candidate. US residents receive...
In the weeks leading up to a big election, hundreds of unsolicited texts and calls from different political organizations inundate one’s phone, each providing similar election information and professing support for a candidate. US residents receive...
In 1883, Francis Galton coined the term “eugenics” to mean, “the study of agencies under social control that may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations.” Deeply grounded in racism, ableism, and sexism, eugenics was...
In 1883, Francis Galton coined the term “eugenics” to mean, “the study of agencies under social control that may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations.” Deeply grounded in racism, ableism, and sexism, eugenics was...
Bella Robinson is the Executive Director of COYOTE-RI (“Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics”), the first sex workers’ rights organization in the United States. A sex worker of 35 years, Bella is deeply involved in legislative and legal advocacy, com...
Bella Robinson is the Executive Director of COYOTE-RI (“Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics”), the first sex workers’ rights organization in the United States. A sex worker of 35 years, Bella is deeply involved in legislative and legal advocacy, com...
Over 3.5 million Americans currently live in the United States territories, a number that is roughly equivalent to the populations of the five smallest states combined. These residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the US Virgin Islands, and ...
Over 3.5 million Americans currently live in the United States territories, a number that is roughly equivalent to the populations of the five smallest states combined. These residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the US Virgin Islands, and ...
“I’m not going to be able to do anything more… this is my only option,” a single working-mother of three told a phone counselor at the Women’s Medical Fund in November of 2017. With only $125 in savings, she was forced to turn to a pri...
“I’m not going to be able to do anything more… this is my only option,” a single working-mother of three told a phone counselor at the Women’s Medical Fund in November of 2017. With only $125 in savings, she was forced to turn to a pri...
In 2016, a woman in San Francisco was subjected to the intrusive process of a rape kit after suffering from domestic violence and sexual assault. She hoped that the kit’s collected sample would provide evidence against her assailant but never expec...
In 2016, a woman in San Francisco was subjected to the intrusive process of a rape kit after suffering from domestic violence and sexual assault. She hoped that the kit’s collected sample would provide evidence against her assailant but never expec...
As the Russian invasion rages on in Ukraine, countries from around the world have come together to support refugees fleeing the country. Poland, Moldova, and other bordering countries are allowing refugees in by the millions. The global community has...
As the Russian invasion rages on in Ukraine, countries from around the world have come together to support refugees fleeing the country. Poland, Moldova, and other bordering countries are allowing refugees in by the millions. The global community has...
“The government says pull yourself up by your bootstraps and I’m trying to… I just keep getting knocked down over and over and over again” lamented Andrew Hubbard, a Kansas resident with three felony drug convictions. Because of his criminal ...
“The government says pull yourself up by your bootstraps and I’m trying to… I just keep getting knocked down over and over and over again” lamented Andrew Hubbard, a Kansas resident with three felony drug convictions. Because of his criminal ...
The last Supreme Court session resulted in numerous 6-3 decisions in which the conversative majority consistently contradicted precedents. While the most outrage was directed at the high-profile decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, there were two other case...
The last Supreme Court session resulted in numerous 6-3 decisions in which the conversative majority consistently contradicted precedents. While the most outrage was directed at the high-profile decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, there were two other case...
The precedent-defying Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Clinic has reignited a conversation about sex education policy. With abortion made illegal in many states accross the nation, many have argued that American teens need mor...
The precedent-defying Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Clinic has reignited a conversation about sex education policy. With abortion made illegal in many states accross the nation, many have argued that American teens need mor...