by Sophie Trist — Even as support for capital punishment reaches its lowest point in forty years, some states are so eager to kill their...

by Sophie Trist — When President Biden released the first draft of his federal budget proposal on May 28, it lacked a long-standing,...

by Sophie Trist — In April of 2017, the state of Arkansas likely executed an innocent man. Recently-tested evidence from the 1993 murder...

by Sophie Trist — An international team of scientists has created embryos that are part human and part monkey by injecting human stem...

by Sophie Trist — Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is deeply harmful to people with disabilities. Many “right to die” proponents scoff at...

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

by Sophie Trist — Six months ago, George Floyd’s brutal murder at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin ripped open old...

by Sophie Trist — Every year on March 1 the Autistic Self-advocacy Network (ASAN) and other disability organizations hold vigils all...

by Sophie Trist — From anti-slavery abolitionism to today, Black activists have played a central role in the fight to end capital...

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 Sophie Trist — The incoming Biden-Harris administration is gearing up to be the most unapologetically pro-abortion administration in...

by Sophie Trist — On December 10, the world will celebrate International Human Rights Day, marking seventy-two years since the United...

by Sophie Trist — Like most American teenagers, I didn't spend much time thinking about the death penalty. The few times capital...

by Sophie Trist — COVID-19 disproportionately affects the elderly and people with disabilities. A June NPR study revealed that in...