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Policing Is Not ‘Public Safety’

Kyle C. Barry | June 29, 2021

The Case for Restricting Gang Enhancements in California

Patrick Lopez-Aguado | June 28, 2021

NYC Voters: Prioritize Policing Alternatives To Tackle Violence

Jonathan Chavez | June 23, 2021

Poll: Abandon The War On Drugs And Decriminalize

Molly Bernstein, Sean McElwee | June 16, 2021

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Jun. 15, 2021

Manhattan Voters: Next DA Should Hold Police Accountable, Stop Prosecuting Low-Level Offenses

Jun. 04, 2021

Poll: The Bold Policies New York City Voters Want From Their Next Mayor

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Economy

From Voting Rights to Clean Energy, Georgia Voters Favor Democratic Policy Priorities in Senate Runoff

Sean McElwee, Dawn Milam

Georgia Voters Overwhelmingly Support Direct Stimulus Payments

Sean McElwee, Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

Harm Reduction Practice and Innovation in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in San Francisco

Joshua Bamberger, Nicky Mehtani, Jessica Ristau

Environment

Struggling to Breathe: Asthma, Pollution, and the Fight for Environmental Justice

Rebecca Bratspies

Why We Need a New Civilian Conservation Corps—And How to Do It

Fossil Fuel Industry Should Bear the Costs of Climate Change, Voters Say

The Justice Collaborative Institute, Data for Progress

Explainers

Policing Is Not ‘Public Safety’

How Mayors Can End The Cycle Of Police Violence

Anand Subramanian

Housing

Voters Continue to Support Protection for Unhoused People

Sean McElwee, Bilal Baydoun

The Case for Social Housing

Daniel Aldana Cohen, Mark Paul

The Case for a Right to Counsel in Housing Court

Jamila Michener

Policing

Policing Is Not ‘Public Safety’

How the Supreme Court Has Turned False Narratives on Policing into More Police Power

Jennifer Laurin, Kyle C. Barry

Voters Support Reforming Systems of Incarceration, Probation, and Parole in the United States

Sean McElwee, Dawn Milam, Alexandria Sousa

Safety

Policing Is Not ‘Public Safety’

Gunnigle Leads Maricopa County Attorney Race As Voters Trust Her On Priority Reforms

The Justice Collaborative Institute

Sample legislation on Probation

Lara Bazelon, Shon Hopwood

Voting

How Trump Could Steal the Election

Lawrence Douglas

From President and Senate to County Attorney and Sheriff, Democrats Lead Up and Down the Ballot in Arizona

The Justice Collaborative Institute

Most Voters Believe President Trump Will Try To Steal The Election

Sean McElwee, Alexandria Sousa

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Policing Is Not ‘Public Safety’

The Case for Restricting Gang Enhancements in California

Patrick Lopez-Aguado

False Confessions, Explained

Marissa Boyers Bluestine

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