Elizabeth McIntyre: Putting a Stop to the School-to-Prison Pipeline
A first-hand account of efforts to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline by Greater Boston Legal Services attorney Elizabeth McIntyre.
Racial Justice
Bias in The Jury Room: Where To Draw The Line
Guest post by Harmann Singh. Harmann is a first-year student at Harvard Law School and is interested in civil rights
A Middlebury Alum Digs Into the Free Speech Debate
An idyllic hilltop retreat, where I spent four years of my life, has turned, it seems, into a national battleground.
Smoking Guns: the Supreme Court’s Willingness to Lower Procedural Barriers to Merits Review in Cases Involving Egregious Racial Bias
Guest post by Professor Carrie Leonetti.* Professor Leonetti is a professor of criminal and constitutional law at the University of
Reflecting on the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The problems of racial injustice and economic injustice cannot be solved without a radical redistribution of political and economic power.”
To Our (Lazy) Allies
Last year, I wrote about discussing race with white people. Around that time, I harbored the suspicion that I was
Stand Up: A Guide to Bystander Intervention
Last Friday, waiting in a Boston T station with two (white) friends, a middle-aged white woman walked past and told
American Authoritarianism: Origins of the Disease and Possibilities for Healing
“An American said to me at Berne: ‘The trouble is that we are all eaten by the fear of being
How Did Trump Win: The Ebb and Flow of Progress in America
Newton’s Third Law states “for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Perhaps this principle applies equally to
Moving Forward
Last night, Donald Trump won the presidential election. Hillary Clinton is likely to win the popular vote, bringing back painful
Weekly News Roundup – Week of 11/7
Election Day is TOMORROW! The 2016 Presidential Election is tomorrow – Tuesday, November 8 – and it is crucial for