Greater Boston is undergoing a housing crisis fueled in part by large corporate landlords. Undetected in the conversation about the greed of these landlords is one of the largest entities with countless properties, and yet the least accountability: Harvard University.
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In the latest article from The [F]law, Rosie Kaur examines how and why Harvard Law students of color are being funneled into Big Law: “Big Law’s Capture of Students of Color.” Related Systemic Justice Resources From The [F]law: Lisa Fanning, The Corporate
Six of the nine sitting Supreme Court Justices are affiliated with the Federalist Society. How did this radical student organization ensnare our legal institutions? With the help of corporate billionaire John M. Olin—a man lauded to this day for his
In his revealing article in The [F]law, “The Blind-Eye Blizzard: How a winter storm captured the Texas regulatory body,“ Zach Berru, examines why, despite knowing its electric grid was vulnerable, Texas was still devastated by the 2021 storm and asks: Has
In her superb article in The [F]law, “Safe” and “Effective”?: IUDs and the Corporate Power Problem,” Sarah Zahedi takes a close look at the IUD, a small plastic T-shaped birth control device, that is one of the most popular forms
In her superb article in The [F]law, “Land is a bank account: A journey into the polluted heart(land) of American agriculture,” Liz Turner tries to work through the troubling implications of a boom in farmland investment, only to find American
Riley Evans uncovers how the commercial bail bonds industry produces human suffering in pursuit of corporate greed. It’s a story of a saloon in San Francisco and a multi-national insurer in Tokyo. It’s a story of campaign donations, complicit judges and
Connie Cheng’s powerful new article on The [F]law examines how electronic ankle monitoring, like other alternatives to detention, is billed as more humane. But a closer look reveals that corporations are still in control and immigrants are still not free.
Undercover investigators uncover cruel conditions at factory farms every year. But the agricultural industry is fighting back. Jeremiah Scanlan investigates what is happening in Iowa in the battle over what the public has a right to know about the food
When corporations manipulate tribal sovereign immunity, the working poor lose. Learn how payday lenders co-opted tribes’ immunity to hide from state regulators and charge triple-digit interest to low-income consumers. When Gabe Crofford was investigating payday loan complaints at Montana’s Office