Society

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The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

How to reclaim meaning in a changing world

What if the barrier to a fulfilled life isn’t technology, it’s culture?

Jason Crawford

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The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

Life was dirty, difficult, and dangerous for almost everyone who ever existed

9 minutes of cruel history may cure the anti-progress delusion.

Jason Crawford

The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

A new vision for the advancement of humanity

The world needs a moral defense of progress based in humanism and agency.

Jason Crawford

Activism

Should violence be treated as a disease?

Epidemiologist Dr. Gary Slutkin of Cure Violence says we need to treat violence as a disease and a public health...

Amanda Winkler

Mental Health

Can cognitive behavioral therapy break the cycle of violence?

CBT is a promising way to reduce violence, so why has it been so hard to scale?

Daniel Bier

Activism

The ride home from prison

The "Ride Home Program" sends drivers to pick up former inmates on their first day of freedom to help ensure a...

Amanda Winkler

This former wall street felon is helping ex-cons find jobs

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Doing prison time changed this Wall Street trader’s life. Now he’s helping others get jobs after prison - and stay out for good.

Activism

A mother’s wish for her son’s killer

DeVitta Briscoe never had a chance to request a lighter sentence for the man who shot her son.

Amanda Winkler

Activism

Rising stars in criminal justice reform

These key players are working from outside the system to lead the criminal justice reform movement.

Lise Metzger and Amanda Winkler

Criminal Justice

Exclusive interview: how Miriam Krinsky is leading us to a smarter & more equitable justice system

Her organization is bringing together a new generation of prosecutors with a shared vision of fair, compassionate,...

Daniel Bier

Can a new breed of prosecutor reform our broken system?

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Prosecutors are afforded a wide array of discretion within the criminal justice system and wielding that discretion appropriately could mean ending America’s mass incarceration problem.

Civilian oversight is a solution to police misconduct. But is it effective?

Creating a civilian review board to oversee police conduct seems like a straightforward solution to disciplinary...

Andrew Denney

Criminal Justice

Do we need more police or better police?

American cities are safer than they used to be, but they’re still quite violent, and many economists think they’re...

Daniel Bier

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