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Sterilization Survivors Who Won Reparations Now Face Another Challenge—Getting It

Sterilization Survivors Who Won Reparations Now Face Another Challenge—Getting It Sterilization Survivors Who Won Reparations Now Face Another Challenge—Getting It

Advocates and incarcerated survivors wonder if enough is being done to inform and assist all survivors in California, who have until the end of the year to apply for compensation.

Jan 3, 2023 / Victoria Law

How the GOP Learned to Hate the FBI

How the GOP Learned to Hate the FBI How the GOP Learned to Hate the FBI

And why it matters that Democrats and Republicans have switched positions on the national security state.

Dec 30, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Nadine Seiler attends a rally for voting rights in front of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., on December 7, 2022.

Best of 2022: Elie Mystal on the Constitution, plus Kelly Lytle Hernández on “Bad Mexicans” Best of 2022: Elie Mystal on the Constitution, plus Kelly Lytle Hernández on “Bad Mexicans”

For the last episode of 2022, we feature some of our favorite book segments.

Dec 29, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Venezuelan asylum seeker Jehan Carlo Ramirez carries his daughter across the Rio Grande into Brownsville, Texas.

The Supreme Court Orders Title 42 to Remain in Place—but Biden Can Still Act The Supreme Court Orders Title 42 to Remain in Place—but Biden Can Still Act

The president has failed asylum seekers—and jeopardized our commitment to justice—by refusing to implement safe and welcoming processes.  

Dec 28, 2022 / Olivia M. Peña and Jennifer Nagda

The “Faces” of Black Conservatism Tell Us Everything—About the GOP

The “Faces” of Black Conservatism Tell Us Everything—About the GOP The “Faces” of Black Conservatism Tell Us Everything—About the GOP

Republicans’ embrace of Kanye West and Herschel Walker says more about how the GOP thinks about Black people than it does about Black conservatism in America.

Dec 28, 2022 / Column / Elie Mystal

In 2010, Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is extradited from Thailand to the U.S. to face terrorism charges.

Brittney Griner Faced Brutal Conditions in Jail—but So Did Viktor Bout Brittney Griner Faced Brutal Conditions in Jail—but So Did Viktor Bout

Amid all the reporting on the Griner-Bout prison swap, almost no one thought to cover what Bout experienced during his 12 years of US imprisonment.

Dec 27, 2022 / Aviva Stahl and Jeanne Theoharis

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Letters From the January 9/16, 2023, Issue Letters From the January 9/16, 2023, Issue

Here we go again… Unintended consequences… An American daughter… Dangerous policies…

Dec 27, 2022 / Our Readers

Sex Workers Have Been Banned From Airbnb for Years. Will You Be Next?

Sex Workers Have Been Banned From Airbnb for Years. Will You Be Next? Sex Workers Have Been Banned From Airbnb for Years. Will You Be Next?

Using surveillance technology, platforms have found new ways to continue targeting marginalized groups.

Dec 26, 2022 / Olivia Snow

Tracy McCarter Is a Case Study of the Abusive Carceral State

Tracy McCarter Is a Case Study of the Abusive Carceral State Tracy McCarter Is a Case Study of the Abusive Carceral State

Judge Diane Kiesel's ruling is just one example of the way the legal system took on the role of the abuser in McCarter's case.

Dec 23, 2022 / Victoria Law for The Nation

We Didn’t Need to See Trump’s Taxes

We Didn’t Need to See Trump’s Taxes We Didn’t Need to See Trump’s Taxes

It has no political upside.

Dec 22, 2022 / Elie Mystal

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