State Power

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

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Caregivers on the front lines of Chicago’s abolitionist movement

Makaelah Walters
color photograph of an outdoor protest against the police. in the foreground is a yellow sign in the shape of a police badge

We can’t allow oppressive systems to co-opt abolitionist language

Tamar Sarai
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The fight to Stop Cop City has decades-old roots

Micah Herskind
The fight to Stop Cop City has decades-old roots

Journalists play a crucial role in the fight for prison and police abolition

Tina Vásquez
color photograph of an outdoor protest at night. close-up shot of someone holding a cardboard sign that says "abolish police"

Immigration advocates urge Biden to reverse proposed near-total asylum ban

Imani Stephens
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DeSantis spends February targeting immigrants, leading up to likely presidential run

Tina Vásquez
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Florida college students and educators plan to continue resisting DeSantis’ censorship

Alexandra Martinez
color photograph of outdoor protest. high-school-aged youth hold up signs in support of lgbtqia+ rights

What good are HBCUs if they mirror the anti-Blackness of the US?

Patrick Darrington
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A NYC cannabis community space is harming their workers and Black-led businesses

Alexandra Martinez
color photograph close-up of a black woman exhaling marijuana smoke towards the camera

School lunch debt blames children for systemic failures

Maurice Weeks
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The war on drugs persists for older incarcerated people in Florida

Khawla Nakua Anthony Cobb
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The rise of hate in Los Angeles: Annual county report shows a continued increase of anti-Black hate crimes

Imani Stephens
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