Law

Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Is a Hot Legal Mess

Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Is a Hot Legal Mess Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Is a Hot Legal Mess

That should bode well for lawsuits challenging Trump’s emergency declaration—if judges follow legal principles instead of politics.

Feb 20, 2019 / Elie Mystal

Mt. Suri-Bocci

Mt. Suri-Bocci Mt. Suri-Bocci

Shafted on the border.

Feb 20, 2019 / OppArt / Tim O’Brien

Anti-Trump “No Ban, No Wall” Demonstration

Take Action Now: End Trump’s Phony National Emergency Take Action Now: End Trump’s Phony National Emergency

Call your representatives and stage an action this week against Trump’s racist border wall.

Feb 19, 2019 / NationAction

Alabama Is Going to Execute Rocky Myers. He Might Be Innocent.

Alabama Is Going to Execute Rocky Myers. He Might Be Innocent. Alabama Is Going to Execute Rocky Myers. He Might Be Innocent.

The case of an intellectually disabled prisoner on death row is a window into the many flaws in the death penalty in America.

Feb 19, 2019 / Ashoka Mukpo

Donald Trump

Congress Should Apply Trump’s Own Standard for Executive Accountability to Him as President Congress Should Apply Trump’s Own Standard for Executive Accountability to Him as President

Trump wanted Congress to get tough on presidents who use executive action to “subvert the Constitution.” How tough? He said they “certainly could be impeached.”

Feb 15, 2019 / John Nichols

Immigrants Are Fighting for Their Rights Even Behind Bars

Immigrants Are Fighting for Their Rights Even Behind Bars Immigrants Are Fighting for Their Rights Even Behind Bars

Hunger strikers in ICE’s El Paso detention center are demanding that their voices be heard.

Feb 15, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Honduran migrant at the border

The Hidden Climate-Change Story Behind Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ The Hidden Climate-Change Story Behind Trump’s ‘National Emergency’

Walls and borders are this country's most consistent climate-change ‘adaptation.’

Feb 15, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich

Trump discusses immigration proposals

Yes, We Can Stop Trump’s Fake National Emergency Yes, We Can Stop Trump’s Fake National Emergency

Three ways to stop the scam to steal the money to build the wall.

Feb 15, 2019 / Elie Mystal

Trump USMCA Announcement

Who Lost America? Who Lost America?

The fall of the republic was foretold long before Donald Trump.

Feb 14, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

A Hole in the Wall

A Hole in the Wall A Hole in the Wall

Looking beyond borders.

Feb 14, 2019 / OppArt / Kim DeMarco

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