Law

Why Do Humans Move?

Why Do Humans Move? Why Do Humans Move?

A new history examines how migration has been the rule of history, not the exception.

Mar 8, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr

Parenting as a Radical Act of Love

Parenting as a Radical Act of Love Parenting as a Radical Act of Love

In our special issue, we consider the ways in which parenthood can push us to recognize our interdependence and spur us to fight harder for justice and equality.

Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Emily Douglas

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The Long Shadow of Family Separation The Long Shadow of Family Separation

For families separated at the border, the trauma remains even after being reunited.

Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Maritza Lizeth Félix

Chesa Boudin as baby with his parents

Across Prison Walls, I Felt My Parents’ Love Across Prison Walls, I Felt My Parents’ Love

For Chesa Boudin, his mother and father were radical not for their politics but for the extraordinary lengths they took to parent him while incarcerated.

Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Chesa Boudin

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Parenting in Prison: A Love Story Parenting in Prison: A Love Story

Fatherhood can be hard. But when father and son are both in prison, the challenges are immense.

Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Sylvia A. Harvey

Free Britney

Abolish Guardianship, Preserve the Rights of Disabled People, and Free Britney Abolish Guardianship, Preserve the Rights of Disabled People, and Free Britney

Stripping a person of their legal rights is inherently dangerous and dehumanizing.

Mar 6, 2021 / Sara Luterman

Contemplation of Justice

The Supreme Court Is Poised to Find New Ways to Disenfranchise Black Voters The Supreme Court Is Poised to Find New Ways to Disenfranchise Black Voters

If the court gives the go-ahead to two new, blatantly discriminatory voting laws, we can say goodbye to free and fair elections.

Mar 5, 2021 / Elie Mystal

ex-felon registers to vote in Florida

Why Congress Must Pass Voting Rights Reform Now Why Congress Must Pass Voting Rights Reform Now

It’s the best way to stop the GOP’s accelerating voter suppression strategy—and to continue the fight for criminal justice reform.

Mar 5, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Prison protest

Parents in Prison: An Interview With Chesa Boudin Parents in Prison: An Interview With Chesa Boudin

Plus Amy Wilentz on protest in Haiti.

Mar 4, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Covid Memorial

Covid at 1 Year and Counting: The American Book of the Dead Covid at 1 Year and Counting: The American Book of the Dead

Beware the light at the end of the tunnel…

Mar 4, 2021 / Mike Davis for The Nation

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