Before Trump’s election, a bipartisan consensus had been emerging that racialized mass incarceration is ineffective and unjust. Add this to a decline in the federal prison population over the course of the 2000s, and criminal justice policy seemed to be taking a turn in the right direction. But with Jeff Sessions at the helm of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Nixon-era “law and order” mentality is back, and measures are being taken to send more people to prison—and for longer.
Parenting in Trumpian America
From shoving the Montenegrin prime minister to refusing to admit when he’s wrong, President Trump has evoked a lot of comparisons to a toddler. But those of us raising kids know that even most toddlers have better impulse control than our 45th President. Still, how do we talk about this administration, and the public support that got him there, with our kids? What can we do to involve them in our resistance?
Captain Historica: Civil War
Although it feels like ancient history after all the recent headlines, it was only at the beginning of this month that our current president publicly mused about why the American Civil War was fought. Last week, New Orleans completed its controversial removal of Confederate monuments. For this Memorial Day weekend, we’ll explore the bloodiest of American wars, and how it influences us still.