Editors’ Picks
The Solitary Thousands: Locked Away in Connecticut’s Solitary Confinement Units
A nineteen-year-old Michael Braham was dressed in only his boxers, a t-shirt, and socks when guards came to his cell after breakfast and took him to the solitary confinement unit of Corrigan Correctional Institution in Uncasville, CT.
The Last Frontier: Keeping the presses hot in Southeast Alaska
In the world of Southeast Alaskan journalism, all roads seem to lead to Larry Persily, whose story starts — serendipitously enough — with a classified ad.
Justice in the Dark: The Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket
Just in the past few months, the Supreme Court has quietly passed a series of decisions related to immigration, religious liberty, and abortion restrictions in a matter of days. This process, colloquially referred to as the “shadow docket,” allows the Supreme Court to make accelerated unsigned decisions without oral arguments or rigorous deliberation.
Indigenizing Climate Activism: Vulnerability and Resilience on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis
Keyra Espinoza says that there are no words to describe her experience visiting Ingapirca, the ancient ruins of her Indigenous Cañari ancestors, in the summer of 2020. Located in the Southern Andes mountains of Ecuador, Ingapirca is a landscape Espinoza cherishes both for its wildlife and its deep spiritual meaning for her ancestral community.
A Leak, A Flood, A Warning: Pandora Papers Raise the Alarm on the Elite’s Financial Secrets
An ancient Greek myth tells the story of Pandora, the first human woman. After curiously lifting the lid of a container owned by her husband, she released the curses that would forever plague humankind out into the world. Like the myth, a massive data leak in October 2021 has resulted in a monumental revelation of a concealed system, spurring a conversation about international accountability and legality.
Soldiers for Statecraft: Russia’s Ambitions in Ukraine and the American Response
Putin’s actions, while reinforced by a Russian nationalist ideology, are principally driven by his desire to assert Russian supremacy over the international sphere while countering efforts to expand democratic processes.
Rethinking the Ukraine Crisis
The argument that Russians should just shrug their shoulders at the thought of Ukraine abandoning its long-standing ties to Russia and forming a closer military partnership with the United States is unrealistic.
The State of State Prosecution in CT
During the next gubernatorial primary, we can make criminal justice a sticking point by stressing the Governor’s power to shape the criminal justice landscape.