Opposing Mass Deportation: What We Can Learn From the Resistance to Japanese Internment Opposing Mass Deportation: What We Can Learn From the Resistance to Japanese Internment
When the US imprisoned Japanese-Americans during WWII, public solidarity and community defense were how people supported the interned. Their strategies remain relevant today.
May 2, 2025 / Julia Piaskowski
Why I Had to Flee the United States Why I Had to Flee the United States
I was a political prisoner in Egypt. I didn’t want to become one again in America.
May 2, 2025 / Abdelrahman ElGendy
The Right-Wing Campaign to Suppress Opposition Consolidates Its Gains The Right-Wing Campaign to Suppress Opposition Consolidates Its Gains
New laws that effectively criminalize dissent reflect the right’s disgust for politically active citizens.
May 1, 2025 / Zohra Ahmed
Trump’s Newest Executive Order “Unleashes” the Cops—and Flirts With Martial Law Trump’s Newest Executive Order “Unleashes” the Cops—and Flirts With Martial Law
The new order effectively allows police to get away with murder. And that’s just the beginning.
Apr 30, 2025 / Elie Mystal
Writing on the Floor Writing on the Floor
A Visibility Brigade action, on a bridge over a highway in Paramus, New Jersey.
Apr 29, 2025 / OppArt / Karen Guancione and Kimberly Miller
The FBI Arrests a Milwaukee Judge in “a Whole New Descent Into Government Chaos” The FBI Arrests a Milwaukee Judge in “a Whole New Descent Into Government Chaos”
Trump’s escalation in the struggle between the courts and his administration sent shock waves through Milwaukee and beyond.
Apr 25, 2025 / John Nichols
Trump Shreds the Constitution to Better Hound Immigrants and Eviscerate Universities Trump Shreds the Constitution to Better Hound Immigrants and Eviscerate Universities
In his first three months in office, Trump’s ire has been particularly ferocious on two policy areas: immigration and higher education.
Apr 25, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
In a Normal World, Harvard’s Lawsuit Against Trump Would Be a Slam Dunk In a Normal World, Harvard’s Lawsuit Against Trump Would Be a Slam Dunk
The university’s case against the administration is incredibly strong. The question is whether normal rules still apply.
Apr 24, 2025 / Elie Mystal