“There are no domestic abuse resources for trans men. Even though we experience at least as much violence and trauma as cisgender women, it’s harder for us to escape bad situations. There are no shelters and no support groups that will take us.” That’s one reason, Jack says,
There’s no shortage of factors standing between youth and voter participation. “I wish that I knew more about how political parties actually work and how voting influences the decisions that the government makes. Why do certain races and classes seem to have more political influence than others? How does
Kamala Harris is no stranger to conflict. But as the presidential candidate inches her way toward the top of the polls, she has routinely fought off critics who not only challenge her policies, but question her racial identity. Harris, whose immigrant parents came from India and Jamaica, has been bending
Voter suppression is a problem that doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon. Although the media coverage of it is becoming more widespread, a spotlight is rarely put on the problem outside of election years. The lack of education on the issue can make it easy to overlook
This story was co-written with Matt Ferner The data is clear: America is getting safer. By 2016, the crime rate had fallen to half of what it was in 1990. Equally clear is that what works best for public safety is less incarceration, not more. Reducing incarceration reduces crime. Not
The historic elections of Rep. Deb Haaland and Rep. Sharice Davids as the first Native women elected to Congress has greatly improved the political landscape at the federal level. Many of our tribal leaders and members now have a place to go in DC where elected officials will be responsive
The media has given us a frustratingly sexist and racist narrative that the only formidable Democratic candidate for the 2020 presidential election is a white man. We have been bombarded with headlines and sound bites that reinforce the idea that only a white man can beat Donald Trump in 2020.
This story was co-written with Matt Ferner There is a pressing threat to California’s recent criminal justice reforms: a small group of mostly men with troubled histories, livelihoods that depend on preserving mass incarceration and a penchant for loudly spreading disinformation to advance their pro-carceral agenda. These extremists are
When I was in the underground do-it-yourself music scene as a young person, I noticed something. A seven-inch vinyl recorded by young people in their basements that sold a few thousand copies had more of a cultural impact than some pop music packaged and marketed for mass consumption. Can anyone
Four women of color in Congress took the stage at Netroots Nation in Philadelphia on Saturday. You’ve got to remember the context. In the last two weeks, these women — Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Rep. Deb Haaland — have been called out, marginalized, villainized, and
When Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams lost to Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp last year, the long legacy of Georgia’s voter suppression—closed polling locations, slow-moving lines, 53,000 voters waiting to be verified—thrust voters rights directly into the public discourse again. It was a painful
Hau Mitakuyapi! (Hello my relatives!) Please allow me to introduce myself as a new Prism fellow. I recently completed 10 years in the South Dakota legislature and have been in politics for the past 14 years. In the majority of these positions, I was tasked to work with Native American
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