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1. Meet the Next Generation of Superstar Activists: Exclusive BUST Interviews: (Feminism); ... victims and perpetrators of these types of crimes. She went on to work with Amnesty International on an initiative combating gun violence and addressing criminal justice inequities, and in 2016, was the ...; Created on 15 February 2021
2. The Parole Preparation Project helps incarcerated people envision a better tomorrow: (Living); There’s a lot of talk these days about defunding the police. But what’s being done to reform criminal justice in the stages of the incarceration process after arrest and prosecution? One organization ...; Created on 13 January 2021
3. Week of Women: Flo Milli, Big Freedia, Julia Jacklin: (Entertainment); ... I’m Your Woman Rachel Brosnahan stars in this thriller about a woman who ends up on the run after one of her criminal husband’s deals goes south. Out December 11, and find our review here. Tiny ...; Created on 10 December 2020
4. Rachel Brosnahan’s New Movie "I'm Your Woman" Takes Well-Worn Crime Tropes and Turns Them on Their Heads: BUST Revi: (Movies); ... doesn’t press him—after all, being married to a criminal is full of surprises. But after one of Eddie’s murky deals goes south, she and the baby are forced to flee with Cal (Arinzé Kene)—a steely-eyed ...; Created on 04 December 2020
5. Could The War On Drugs Finally Be Coming To An End?: (Living); ... on the presidential race, many criminal justice reforms that directly affect our lives and the lives of our neighbors are on state ballots— we have to keep our eyes on those turnouts, too. Pew research ...; Created on 04 November 2020
6. Poland Bans Nearly All Abortions, Sparking Protests Across The Country: (Feminism); ... “criminals” eager to “destroy the Polish nation.” And since coronavirus cases have spiked in Poland, Kaczynski is desperately using it in his defense. In response, Donald Tusk, former president of the ...; Created on 30 October 2020
7. From Voter Intimidation To Climate Change To Birth Control: 5 Feminist Reasons To Denounce Amy Coney Barrett: (Feminism); ... worked for decades. 3. Amy Coney Barrett cannot list one study, book or text that she has read about implicit bias in the criminal justice system even after Senator Cory Booker gave her 24 hours to prepare ...; Created on 16 October 2020
8. California To Allow Trans Inmates to Serve Time in Prisons Based on Gender Identity: (Feminism); ... have saved her life. Her family will receive a $5.9 million dollar settlement but no criminal charges were filed. According to the family lawyer and NYC Law Department, this settlement is the highest ...; Created on 28 September 2020
9. Denmark's New Law Against Sexual Violence Is A Huge Ste: (Feminism); ... to establish barriers for victims of rape, which has led to an abundance of dismissed, foreclosed, and unreported cases. The U.S. criminal justice system is filled with loopholes when it comes to prosecuting ...; Created on 10 September 2020
10. Stacey Abrams Warns Why Your Future Depends on the Census: BUST Interview: (Feminism); ... of voting is critical and the census is the input, it is the money that gets spent, the 1.5 trillion dollars that gets spent on the things we need the most—on school lunches, on pell grants, on criminal ...; Created on 01 September 2020
11. Today Is The 65th Anniversary of Emmett Till's Lynching—Days After The Shooting of Jacob Blak: (Feminism); Today is the 65th anniversary of Emmett Till’s lynching. On August 28, 1955, Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Chicagoan visiting family in Money, Mississippi, was violently lynched for allegedly flirting ...; Created on 28 August 2020
12. Trump Administration Attempted to Block Tell-All ICE Docuseries “Immigration Nation” Until After 2020 Election: (General); ... criminal records" despite the agency claiming to be only trying to deport murderers and rapists. In the docuseries, ICE agents complain about being compared to Nazis and claim they are not racist and ...; Created on 03 August 2020
13. Hey 19: The Wild True Story Of America's First Women-Led Terrorist Grou: (General); ... Family, however, the women of M19 resented taking on an administrative role, or what Rosenau describes as a “criminal-revolutionary take on Cold War America’s division of domestic labor.” The men would ...; Created on 30 July 2020
14. This Nonprofit Is Building Tiny Homes for Black Trans People: (Feminism); ... to jail or prison for Black trans people, and a criminal record is often a barrier to obtaining long-term housing. According to the U.S. Transgender Survey, the rate of Black trans women who were incarcerated ...; Created on 28 July 2020
15. A Black Woman Voted, Now She's Going to Priso: (Living); ... while serving a criminal sentence. “I had no intention to trick anybody or be malicious or any kind of way,” she said in an article with The Guardian. “If you expect us to know that we should know we ...; Created on 21 July 2020
16. Sex Work and COVID-19: Amsterdam's New Plans for the Red Light Distric: (Living); ... Image via Gio Mikava on Unsplash More from BUST Sex Work In New York State Might Be Decriminalized—Here's What You Should Know "Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight For Sex Workers' Rights" Is A Must-Read ...; Created on 20 July 2020
17. Russia Moves To Officially Ban Gay Marriage: (Feminism); ... has tried to distance Russia from Western values and liberalism, which to him, include tolerance of queer people. Homosexuality was actually decriminalized in Russia in 1993, but Putin’s governance has ...; Created on 17 July 2020
18. Your Feminism Isn't Intersectional If It Doesn't Include Prison Aboliti: (Feminism); ... women who killed white men, and 2.6 of white women who killed white men. Survived and Punished note not only how women are treated within the criminal justice system when handling cases of domestic violence ...; Created on 16 July 2020
19. A Black 15-Year-Old Went to Juvie For Missing Her Homework: (Living); ... students in Los Angeles, one-third of the students in Minneapolis Public Schools, and nearly a quarter of Chicago Public Schools students. The criminalization of Grace’s missed schoolwork is an act of ...; Created on 14 July 2020
20. Drawing Vaginas Can Get You Jailed in Russia: (Arts); ... Russian artist and activist whose drawings of vaginas have landed her with criminal charges. If she is found guilty – which more than 99 percent of people who face court in Russia are – she will face six ...; Created on 13 July 2020

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