by Lauren Pope — For the second time this year, the state of Tennessee has tried and failed to execute one of its citizens. In May, its execution team members failed to establish a central line in Tony Carruthers after over two hours and over a dozen sticks. Yesterday, they injected both vials of pentobarbital into Christa Pike, but after over an hour she remained alive. In their petition to the US Supreme Court, Pike’s lawyers had raised concerns that the condition of her ve

by Lauren Pope — My name is Lauren Pope, and I am a Louisiana resident, a mother of 6, and the Executive Director of Rehumanize International. Like many of you, I am pro-life and care deeply about unborn children and their mothers. In February of this year, I spearheaded an open letter to the Trump Administration signed by over 35 pro-life organizations, including Live Action and several state Right to Life groups. In it, we called upon the executive branch to follow the ICE

by Timothy Kirchoff — In an interview with retired pastor Pat Kahnke, former pro-life leader Rob Schenck explained one of the experiences that ultimately reshaped his perspective on abortion. A number of years ago, after being arrested during a political protest, Schenck was briefly detained in Alabama, in the Montgomery County Jail (jails are usually temporary pre-trial holding facilities, while prisons are for holding people post-sentencing). Schenck found himself in the s

by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Starting in early September, the Trump administration started attacking vessels supposedly being used in the illegal narcotics trade, as part of what it calls Operation Southern Spear. Between September 2 and November 19, 22 vessels have been hit in 21 strikes, and 83 people have been killed. This is the largest US military operation in or around Latin America for decades, with tens of thousands of troops and substantial air and naval assets hav

by Lauren Boyer — Art and beauty have always been symbolic of wealth and culture. The liberal arts are a privilege which can only thrive...

by Lauren Boyer — With a national debt of $36.58 trillion, many people worry about government overspending. One slogan that has been...

by Lauren Boyer — According to Greek myth, Sisyphus was the king of Corinth who, after cheating Death and Hades, was sent to the lowest...

by Lauren Boyer — Dehumanization is rarely contained. Once the standards begin to slip, the consequences soon shatter, and weeks later,...

by Alexander Pyles — When thinking of the criminal justice system, we immediately hear Law & Order lines: “...the people are represented...

Thank you so much to everyone who has already reached out to express their support, solidarity, and love. I am doing alright! Yesterday I...

by Jack Champagne — When I first walked in to do my clinic hours for the Innocence Project, I was initiated with a heart-wrenching sexual...

by Sean Wild — As a society, we have a responsibility to each other to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. This responsibility does not...

by Sarah Terzo — On October 28th, John Grant, 60, was executed in Oklahoma. Witnesses say the execution was botched, and that Grant...

by Sophie Trist — On April 15, 2013, two bombs went off near the finish line of the 117th annual Boston Marathon, killing three people...

by Sophie Trist — Garrett Bradley’s 81-minute documentary Time, available on Amazon Prime, tells the story of New Orleans prison...

by Katherine Noble — President Joe Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki has said it is the intention of the Biden administration to close...

by Christy Yao — Editor's note: citations for the statistics referenced in this article can be found in the documentary 13th. — 13th is a...

by Sophie Trist — Many people are familiar with the tragic story of Kalief Browder, a Black teenager from New York City who was arrested...

by Aimee Murphy — The U.S. has a long and dark history of violating the human rights and dignity of incarcerated people, and this week...

by Stephanie Hauer — Carlos Hernandez Vasquez was only 16 years old when he arrived at the US border in May 2019. Because his medical...