These Guestworkers Just Won $20 Million Back From the Company That Trafficked Them These Guestworkers Just Won $20 Million Back From the Company That Trafficked Them
An unprecedented win highlights just how exploitative this country’s guestworker program really is.
Oct 2, 2015 / Michelle Chen
This Is How Immigration Reform Happened 50 Years Ago. It Can Happen Again. This Is How Immigration Reform Happened 50 Years Ago. It Can Happen Again.
Recalling the civil-rights history of the Hart-Celler Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 can help us think about how to change immigration policy today.
Oct 2, 2015 / Mae Ngai
The Right Is Alienating a Huge and Amazingly Diverse Immigrant Population The Right Is Alienating a Huge and Amazingly Diverse Immigrant Population
Our relentless focus on the Latino vote obscures all the other people GOP nativists are pissing off.
Oct 1, 2015 / Joshua Holland
Alabama, Birthplace of the Voting Rights Act, Is Once Again Gutting Voting Rights Alabama, Birthplace of the Voting Rights Act, Is Once Again Gutting Voting Rights
Alabama passed a strict voter-ID law and then closed 31 DMV offices in the state.
Oct 1, 2015 / Ari Berman
Volkswagen Lied and Cheated 11 Million Times. Will Anyone Go to Jail for That? Volkswagen Lied and Cheated 11 Million Times. Will Anyone Go to Jail for That?
If history is any guide—no.
Oct 1, 2015 / Jamie Lincoln Kitman
Refugees to Europe: Do Better Than This Refugees to Europe: Do Better Than This
From Germany to Switzerland, asylum seekers are organizing to demand humane treatment from rich nations.
Sep 30, 2015 / Caitlin L. Chandler
Why Are So Many Women Behind Bars in Oklahoma? Why Are So Many Women Behind Bars in Oklahoma?
With twice as many women in prison as in other states, Oklahoma is the female-incarceration capital of the United States.
Sep 29, 2015 / Victoria Law
The Most Exceptional Thing About America Is Our Paranoia The Most Exceptional Thing About America Is Our Paranoia
In the United States, you’re more likely to be crushed by falling furniture than killed by a terrorist—but try telling that to Washington.
Sep 29, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
What Keeps Right-Wingers Up at Night? What Keeps Right-Wingers Up at Night?
The very real fear of gay marriage and children’s science projects.
Sep 29, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
Elizabeth Warren: ‘Black Lives Matter. Black Citizens Matter. Black Families Matter.’ Elizabeth Warren: ‘Black Lives Matter. Black Citizens Matter. Black Families Matter.’
In a landmark speech, Warren proposes a progressive politics that protects black people from violence, ensures access to the ballot box, and builds economic opportunity.
Sep 28, 2015 / John Nichols