No Bars, No Chains, No Locks: How Finland Is Reimagining …
Nov 16, 2021 · No Bars, No Chains, No Locks: How Finland Is Reimagining Incarceration. Listen to audio here. I can’t remember when I first heard about open prisons in Finland, but I was …
Karoshi: A Deep Look Into Japan’s Unforgiving Working Culture
Dec 8, 2023 · On December 25, 2015, 24-year-old Matsuri Takahashi died by suicide, jumping from her company dormitory. Takahashi was an employee of Japan’s largest advertising …
What You Should Know About Book Bans: Frequently Asked …
Sep 25, 2023 · What You Should Know About Book Bans: Frequently Asked Questions. During the first six months of the 2022-2023 academic year, states across the country banned a total …
'Children Are Different:' Sentencing Juveniles as Adults
Aug 30, 2019 · Recent legislative reforms and judicial decisions may signal that states are beginning to scale back on “tough on crime” policies by changing how courts treat juveniles in …
How Europeans Brought Sickness to the New World
Jun 12, 2015 · How Europeans Brought Sickness to the New World. In the Americas, the arrival of Europeans brought disease, war, and slavery to many indigenous peoples. Can some of the …
Cry of Resistance: The Brazilian Indigenous Struggle
Sep 27, 2019 · The struggle of Indigenous people in Brazil for the right to their lands dates back to more than 500 years ago, during colonial times when the Portuguese settlers pushed most …
Analysis of Police Misconduct Record Laws in All 50 States
May 12, 2021 · In this Aug. 8, 2020 photo, Portland, Ore., police officers in riot gear stand guard near the Portland police union building. Despite passage of a 2020 Oregon law tracking …
In Fight for Equal Rights, Queer Filipinos Build Communities on …
Feb 13, 2023 · In Fight for Equal Rights, Queer Filipinos Build Communities on Social Media. In the Philippines, where the majority are Catholic, those who are queer won’t always find …
Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution: The Return of Authoritarianism …
Nov 4, 2021 · Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution: The Return of Authoritarianism and the Struggle for Democracy. Since its independence in 1821, Nicaragua has had a troubled history. Two …
How the Rise of Social Justice in Athletics is Transforming the ...
Apr 29, 2021 · It wasn’t that long ago that athletes faced exile for promoting social justice on the field. In September 2016, after kneeling during the national anthem at the final exhibition game …