State Power

Prism’s lens on how state power is exercised, enforced, and resisted.

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March on DNC protests Trump appearance at NABJ

Alexandra Martinez
March on DNC protests Trump appearance at NABJ

Death row families are the hidden victims of the US death penalty

Sophia Laurenzi
color photograph of an outdoor protest against the death penalty. people hold signs reading "death penalty is murder" and "ca

Partners divided by prison walls find ways to forge intimacy

Tamar Sarai
color photograph of a man with tattoos on his arm wearing a white prison jumpsuit. he stands behind a glass barrier with a ph

Why are Democrats lining up behind anti-protest bills? The politics of mask bans, explained

Shawn Setaro
color photograph of an outdoor protest. a person wearing a face mask holds up a sign reading "Free Palestine"

From the river to the sea, Palestine and Borikén will be free

Lola Rosario
color photograph of a cloth banner that reads "campamento solidario con palestina dedicado a hani queshta"

Why finding a therapist with a shared background has been my saving grace

Vilissa Thompson
stock color photograph of a Black woman therapist facing the camera with a client with shoulder-length black curly hair facin

Miccosukee leaders fight against Big Cypress National Preserve’s wilderness designation

Alexandra Martinez
color photograph of a man paddling a canoe down a river

The crackdown on antisemitism doesn’t actually have much to do with antisemitism

Anna Lekas Miller
color photograph of a pro-Palestine liberation protest in the Capitol. People are photographed from above holding banners tha

Decarceration is the best way prisons can adapt to climate change

Christopher Blackwell Sarah Sax
color photograph of a small handheld sign with the outline of the state of texas and the text "texas is burning them alive"

What the RNC told us about the MAGA plan to win the election and ‘save America’

Kieryn Darkwater
color photograph of an outdoor protest against the Republican National Convention. People hold up banners that read "fight th

Nassau County’s plan to deputize armed civilians for hurricanes and other emergencies gets pushback

Jill Webb
color photograph of Nassau County police standing in front of a white van that reads "Disaster Relief"

Pro-Palestine Muslim Americans are facing collective punishment at work and school

Jennifer Chowdhury
color photograph of a person holding a Palestinian flag with the words "Free Palestine" on it