Thread by @TheLoveBel0w

Death Penalty States consistently have higher murder rates than Non-Death Penalty States.

The direct correlation between workers' rights and income equality.

America's incarceration rate vs other countries (!!!)

Race and wrongful convictions in America.

The real reason behind Republican indifference to climate change.

Countries that are happier than America all have universal healthcare, stronger social safety nets, and generally more progressive policies.

A by-the-numbers breakdown of America's mass incarceration.

The US cash bail system at work:

76% of the jail population has yet to be convicted of a crime. Most of those 462 000 people are languishing in jail solely because they can't afford bail.

Quick side note: I'm not putting this thread together to depress anyone, I'm doing it to give ppl a clearer vision of what needs to change. I just figured that if the issues are laid out as simply as possible, it makes it easier for you to demand better from your candidates. xo.

The opioid crisis and Big Pharma's greed are the same problem, and it's an unsustainable situation.

Justice favors the wealthy because justice is for sale:

Despite America having the highest incarceration rate in the world, 2018 had the lowest rate of prosecutions for white collar crimes on record.

Here are the kind of policies each party is enacting in states where they have total control. Which party's constituents do you think are being better served?

(full article: fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-…)

While the Democratic party slowly begins to reflect America's demographics, the Republican party remains the party of white men.

The American Oligarchy is already a reality, a permanent underclass is next.