Bullets or Zyklon B? States Bring Back Brutal Execution Methods
by Sophie Trist — Even as support for capital punishment reaches its lowest point in forty years, some states are so eager to kill their...
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- May 31, 2021
- 3 min
The Hyde Amendment in Peril
by Sophie Trist — When President Biden released the first draft of his federal budget proposal on May 28, it lacked a long-standing,...
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- May 13, 2021
- 3 min
Innocence and the Death Penalty
by Sophie Trist — In April of 2017, the state of Arkansas likely executed an innocent man. Recently-tested evidence from the 1993 murder...
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- May 3, 2021
- 2 min
Troubling New Developments in Embryo Experimentation Are Not Pro-Life
by Sophie Trist — An international team of scientists has created embryos that are part human and part monkey by injecting human stem...
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- Apr 11, 2021
- 3 min
Legalized Assisted Suicide Is Deeply Harmful for People with Disabilities
by Sophie Trist — Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is deeply harmful to people with disabilities. Many “right to die” proponents scoff at...
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- Apr 2, 2021
- 3 min
"Time": A Documentary That Rehumanizes Mass Incarceration
by Sophie Trist — Garrett Bradley’s 81-minute documentary Time, available on Amazon Prime, tells the story of New Orleans prison...
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- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
Police Reform Legislation: A First Step to Dismantling Systemic Racism
by Sophie Trist — Six months ago, George Floyd’s brutal murder at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin ripped open old...
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- Feb 28, 2021
- 5 min
Disability Day of Mourning: The Need to Mourn and Celebrate the Worth of Disabled Lives
by Sophie Trist — Every year on March 1 the Autistic Self-advocacy Network (ASAN) and other disability organizations hold vigils all...
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- Feb 9, 2021
- 4 min
The Rich Historical Tradition of Black Anti-Death Penalty Activism
by Sophie Trist — From anti-slavery abolitionism to today, Black activists have played a central role in the fight to end capital...
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- Feb 2, 2021
- 4 min
Solitary Confinement Amounts to Cruel and Unusual Torture
by Sophie Trist — Many people are familiar with the tragic story of Kalief Browder, a Black teenager from New York City who was arrested...
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- Jan 14, 2021
- 3 min
The Most Pro-Abortion Administration in History: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Xavier Becerra
by Sophie Trist — The incoming Biden-Harris administration is gearing up to be the most unapologetically pro-abortion administration in...
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- Dec 9, 2020
- 3 min
Reflection and Call to Action for International Human Rights Day
by Sophie Trist — On December 10, the world will celebrate International Human Rights Day, marking seventy-two years since the United...
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- Dec 2, 2020
- 3 min
How A Novel Changed My Mind on the Death Penalty
by Sophie Trist — Like most American teenagers, I didn't spend much time thinking about the death penalty. The few times capital...
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- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Joe Biden's Choice of Eugenicist for COVID-19 Task Force Is Ableist and Anti-Life
by Sophie Trist — COVID-19 disproportionately affects the elderly and people with disabilities. A June NPR study revealed that in...
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