Democrats Announce Budget Proposal to Address Medicare and Climate Change The new $3.5 trillion proposal is particularly aimed at funding the needs of low-income communities of color. Shani Saxon Jul 14, 2021 3:17PM EDT
Inmates Sent Home Because of COVID-19 Pandemic May Have to Return to Prison Advocates say the pandemic offers a case study for a punitive system that doesn’t rely so heavily on incarceration. Shani Saxon Jun 28, 2021 2:55PM EDT
Biden Administration’s Plan to Curb Gun Violence Includes Investment in More Policing Activists call on the White House to focus more on creating new community programs. Shani Saxon Jun 25, 2021 4:17PM EDT
Cleveland’s Plan for Climate Justice Could be a Model for the Rest of the Country The city seeks federal support in order to address its top climate action priorities: “housing, transit and trees,” NPR reports. Shani Saxon Jun 23, 2021 12:49PM EDT
Pay up: Now is the Time for Bold Investment in Environmental Justice Groups [Op-Ed] Two environmental justice leaders in the Midwest offer solutions to the Biden-Harris Administration. Huda Alkaff and Donele Wilkins Jun 4, 2021 11:16AM EDT