This is the fourth and final part of a series that has been published in consecutive weekend editions of the Finger Lakes ...

A sociological critique of calls for the wholesale elimination of police, courts and prisons, arguing instead for a radical ...

When tourists see a statue of Gustavus Cheyney Doane, a 19th-century explorer, at a Grand Teton National Park visitor center this spring, a marker beneath it that used ...

The violence at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday underscores how dangerous this political ...

City Council passed a resolution earlier this month naming May 21 as “Ona Judge Day,” honoring the bold escape she made from ...

Despite Trump’s punitive spectacles, criminal justice reform efforts persist across states, and there’s hope for effective policies.

The moral dimension of political polarization in the US, where each side views the other as immoral, helps fuel attacks like ...

In the 21st century there has evolved a general consensus about abolition: that Britain turned its back against the slave ...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday recalled the "sorrow and great suffering" Angolans endured for centuries, as the American pope prayed ...

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The abolitionist movement reshaped history—and this quick breakdown shows how. From its roots in moral and humanitarian activism to landmark victories like the end of the transatlantic slave trade and ...

For those of us who have argued for years against the death penalty, 2025 was a sign that Southeast Asia is heading in the right direction. In June, the Vietnamese government reduced the number of ...