America’s criminal justice system is broken. Mass incarceration and systemic racism define our courts and laws. The United States holds the largest incarcerated population in the world, and an ever-growing share is being funneled into for-profit prisons. Minorities are incarcerated at highly disproportionate rates, often for minor offenses. While the most wealthy and powerful, like […]
Author: Julius Perez
Knockin’ Doors
The door opened to a short man, wearing a faded Harvard shirt, tucked in, pants rolled up. Papers and boxes were strewn on the staircase behind him and a few tattered books were tucked under his arm. “Hi sir, how are you today? My name is Julius. I’m out here knockin’ doors for the John […]
The Far-Right’s Secret Weapon: Conservative Policy Group
There is an inherently skeptical view of American politics and the American government that it’s all just a big ploy. That they’re pulling one over on us. That stern-looking old men sitting around a table in the back of some DC cigar club and talking in low voices make the real decisions in this country. […]