Social Justice

A city that is racially diverse is not necessarily inclusive, just as a city that is racially inclusive might not have much racial diversity. Racial diversity and racial inclusion are often used interchangeably, but…

We can debate where LeBron James sits in the pantheon of great basketballers. There should be no debate, however, about his role as one of sports’ most insightful figures. In…

Presidential candidates and pundits rarely talk about tackling poverty, and when they do, they’re not usually talking about children. But they should be: for millions of poor children, the United States…

Last May, the Roosevelt Institute called on policymakers to rewrite the rules of the American economy. Now it’s time to set the agenda for 2016 and beyond. For decades, America…

The saying is all too familiar: Do the crime, do the time. But in America’s age of mass incarceration, millions of children are suffering the consequences of their parents’ sentences…

Roughly 2.2 million people are locked up in prison or jail; 7 million are under correctional control, which includes parole and probation; and more than $80 billion is spent on…

In 2013, for the first time, over half of public school students were low-income—and this poverty growth spurt shows little sign of abating. A majority of public school students nationwide…

Invite your followers, comrades and friends! Come in groups! We have a group rate of $20 each person! The 2015 Left Forum will take place in a period of excitement…

Performance measurement—establishing metrics for success and assessing results—is a crucial first step in making informed decisions in all areas of government, including criminal justice policy. Understanding the outcomes of funding…

We can’t know who will commit crimes, but statistical models can give us an idea of who is more likely to offend. It’s not quite Minority Report—rather than seeing crime before…