Shining a Light on Life Behind Bars Shining a Light on Life Behind Bars
In letters compiled by the American Prison Writing Archive, inmates share accounts of suicide, friendship, and solitary confinement.
Nov 12, 2018 / Ella Fassler
Mind If I Smoke? Mind If I Smoke?
The NRA’s cosy relationship with government
Nov 12, 2018 / OppArt / Randall Enos
The Trump Administration Just Unleashed a New Attack on Asylum Seekers The Trump Administration Just Unleashed a New Attack on Asylum Seekers
Today’s presidential proclamation shutting down asylum eligibility is illegal under international and US law.
Nov 9, 2018 / John Washington
If Trump and Whitaker Undermine the Mueller Investigation, That’s an Impeachable Offense If Trump and Whitaker Undermine the Mueller Investigation, That’s an Impeachable Offense
Do not mourn the end of Jeff Sessions. But recognize that the motivation for Trump’s removal of Sessions points to a constitutional crisis.
Nov 9, 2018 / John Nichols
Switzerland’s Experiment With Addiction Treatment Switzerland’s Experiment With Addiction Treatment
Prescribed heroin cuts crime and saves lives.
Nov 9, 2018 / Cédric Gouverneur
Trump’s War on Trans Rights: A Q&A With Chase Strangio Trump’s War on Trans Rights: A Q&A With Chase Strangio
The ACLU lawyer describes how governments change definitions to exclude people.
Nov 9, 2018 / Q&A / Naomi Gordon-Loebl
‘All We’ve Got Are Protests and People Power’ ‘All We’ve Got Are Protests and People Power’
Meet the progressive strike force that saved the ACA—and almost brought down Brett Kavanaugh.
Nov 9, 2018 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson
Jeff Sessions’s Legacy Will Be Catastrophic for Asylum Seekers Jeff Sessions’s Legacy Will Be Catastrophic for Asylum Seekers
By exploiting his power over the immigration courts, the former attorney general made it his goal to inflict long-lasting damage on the asylum system.
Nov 8, 2018 / Chris Gelardi
The White House and the Caravan The White House and the Caravan
Invasion by tired and poor but not white! We’ll stop them, Trump tells us, of that there’s no doubt. The troops have been sent. Will the Air Force be next? And nuclear weapons—have…
Nov 8, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin
