A series of fatal shootings by federal agents shows how an aggressive federal law enforcement agenda undermines the very public safety it claims to protect.

This month, agents of the federal government, including the National Guard, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), have shot and killed four people. These deaths lay bare the fact that President Trump’s unaccountable crime and immigration crackdowns are endangering the country rather than deli ...

A catchall label for very different incidents has fueled calls for harsher punishment. A closer look points to solutions that help youth thrive and address safety without feeding fear.

“Violent ‘teen takeover’ chaos” reads a July 6 NBC News headline. The news segment features footage of fights and arrests in North Charleston, South Carolina, and Raleigh, North Carolina, over the holiday weekend. If you’re a regular consumer of news, this and similar footage from elsewhere in the nation may be familiar to you, as the supposed “tee ...

Even while incarcerated, the author describes how she continues to mother her son—and why systems that support connection matter.

Thirty-two days. That’s the amount of time I went without hearing my son's voice when he entered the Kansas foster care system and I entered the Kansas Department of Corrections. While holding all the fears and uncertainty surrounding my own life, I realized my son was experiencing life without me. I didn't know where my son was sleeping, who was c ...