It’s one of our nation’s most depressing claims to fame, on par with our stunning guns per capita figure or gargantuan prison population : The United States is one of just three countries in the world...
Minnesota the attached resolution read on the floor of the House of Representatives at the end of the 2015 legislative session. We urge other states to do the same! We now are targeting county commissioners statewide. Awareness and education...
Asylum seekers held offshore are continuing to self-harm, attempt suicide and go on hunger strike, and grow more depressed the longer they are held on Manus and Nauru, new data from International Health and Medical Services reveal....
Policy based on fear may be expedient for politicians and profitable for the media and the security sector, but it is generally bad policy. Modern attitudes toward jihadist terrorism are a good example. By design, terrorism has always grabbed...
If Jeimy Carrasco had $50 million, she would remake Roosevelt High School into a place of smaller classes and stronger student-teacher relationships, and put an end to droning lectures and dry textbooks in favor of more active learning....
A doctor’s training hasn’t historically focused on sensitivity. And too often while juggling heavy workloads and high stress, they can be viewed as brusque, condescending or inconsiderate. A 2011 study, for instance,...
On the front of Jenny Lawson’s book is a stuffed raccoon looking like the most thrilled guest at a surprise birthday party. Arms outstretched, mouth fixed in an ecstatic grin, this is a raccoon determined that the evening will...
Damian Jackson weighed two pounds when he was born. The doctors told his mother, Veronica Worley, that he’d have to stay in the hospital for 90 days, inside a tiny incubator, until his body was ready to fend for itself in the...
The justice system in the United States is designed to punish — and rehabilitate if possible — people who have committed crimes as a tool to secure public safety. The system is supposed to be fair and promote justice. Many years ago we...
A major decrease in juvenile arrests and detentions has caused significant savings for the county, and now government officials are looking to transfer money into services that help keep young people out of serious trouble. In 2009,...
A survey of families that have a member in jail or prison has found that nearly two-thirds struggle to meet their basic needs, including 50 percent that are unable to afford sufficient food and adequate housing. The report found that costs...
Credit: LA Johnson.NPR Imagine you're a principal, walking through the crowded halls of your school. You're on your way to 11th grade chemistry, to watch a science lab. They're expecting you in two minutes. It already feels like a long day and it's...
Despite the strides the LGBTQ community has made in the United States over the last year, juvenile justice and foster care systems are still not equitable for LGBTQ youth, who also combat homelessness. This was the thrust of a discussion...
The Ferguson Commission tasked with looking at the root causes of the unrest following the shooting of death of Michael Brown has released its final report —and it’s a stark, remarkable read. The 16 members...
Besides " driving while black ," and the more recently coined " laughing while black ," new research has revealed another activity people of color would be particularly wise to avoid: suffering a heart attack. The American Heart Association...