Snapshot: Jakelin Caal Maquin Snapshot: Jakelin Caal Maquin
Jakelin Caal Maquin, a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl, died two days after she was taken into US Border Patrol custody. According to the United Nations, migrant deaths have increased u…
Dec 21, 2018 / the Caal Family
Yes, Conservatives Have Captured the Supreme Court—but We Still Have Options Yes, Conservatives Have Captured the Supreme Court—but We Still Have Options
Ethics reform sounds wonky, but it could save us from some of the worst abuses by Thomas, Alito, and (you guessed it) Kavanaugh.
Dec 19, 2018 / Elie Mystal
Why the Decision Declaring Obamacare Unconstitutional Will Be Reversed Why the Decision Declaring Obamacare Unconstitutional Will Be Reversed
The only immediate effect of Judge Reed O’Connor’s fundamentally flawed ruling will be to underscore Republicans’ political weakness.
Dec 18, 2018 / David Cole
What Does AMLO Mean for Migrants? What Does AMLO Mean for Migrants?
Mexico’s new president has signaled a more progressive, holistic approach to immigrants from Central America, but advocates want policies to follow the promises.
Dec 18, 2018 / Madeleine Wattenbarger
Who Killed Jakelin Caal Maquín at the US Border? Who Killed Jakelin Caal Maquín at the US Border?
She died of cardiac arrest, but the real killer was decades of US policy in support of Guatemalan regimes that have displaced and slaughtered the Maya population.
Dec 17, 2018 / Greg Grandin and Elizabeth Oglesby
Bernie Sanders Getting the Senate to Check and Balance Trump Is Huge Bernie Sanders Getting the Senate to Check and Balance Trump Is Huge
The bipartisan Senate vote to end US support for Saudi attacks on Yemen reasserts the authority of Congress in matters of war.
Dec 17, 2018 / John Nichols
Terrible Twos Terrible Twos
According to the Gun Violence Archives, in 2018, there have been 621 kids (age 0–11) and 2,599 teens (age 12–17) shot in the US.
Dec 17, 2018 / OppArt / Ileana Doble Hernandez
Jazmine Headley’s Arrest Exposes the Punitive Design of Public Assistance Jazmine Headley’s Arrest Exposes the Punitive Design of Public Assistance
Welfare offices are the public face of a system designed to control, surveil, and penalize low-income women.
Dec 14, 2018 / Mariana Chilton
Portraits From the Exodus Portraits From the Exodus
Members of the migrant caravans, stranded in Tijuana, explain why they traveled thousands of miles from their homes.
Dec 14, 2018 / Photo Essay / John Washington and Tracie Williams