(Vox) Why do many working-class white Americans support politicians whose policies are literally killing them? This is the question sociologist and psychiatrist Jonathan Metzl tries to answer in his new book, Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America’s Heartland. The book is a serious look at how cultural attitudes associatedContinue reading "This Week in White Supremacy #121: How the politics of racial resentment is killing white people"
Releasing More People from Prison Will Make All of Us Safer, Not Less So
Eleven years after a federal court found that overcrowding in California’s prisons was unconstitutional, conditions have not improved much. Social distancing is impossible. By Yoana Tchoukleva and Louis Scott California’s prisons are overcrowded, unhygienic and inhumane. Public health experts have warned that an outbreak of COVID-19 in any one of them will become “a source of uncontrolledContinue reading "Releasing More People from Prison Will Make All of Us Safer, Not Less So"
EJS 20th Anniversary: Our Founding in 2000 and Prof. Charles Ogletree
2020 is the 20th anniversary of the Equal Justice Society. Every week leading up to our 20th anniversary celebration on September 17, we will highlight one year in our history. This week we remember 2000, the year that EJS started to take shape, and Professor Charles Ogletree who was critical to our founding. Prof. Charles J.Continue reading "EJS 20th Anniversary: Our Founding in 2000 and Prof. Charles Ogletree"