Law

Detained Asylum Seekers Seek Transnational Justice

Detained Asylum Seekers Seek Transnational Justice Detained Asylum Seekers Seek Transnational Justice

Refugees of a transnational migration crisis represent the latest wave of social upheaval in Bangladesh now reverberating around the world.

Nov 16, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Flowers after shooting in Paris

After the Paris Attacks, a Call for Justice—Not Vengeance After the Paris Attacks, a Call for Justice—Not Vengeance

The years after September 11 are a powerful reminder that an “all-out war” on terror only creates more terrorism.

Nov 14, 2015 / Phyllis Bennis

Democrat South Carolina

Let’s Make This a Debate About Voting Rights Let’s Make This a Debate About Voting Rights

All the candidates are interested in restoring and renewing voting rights. Let’s clarify their commitments and make this a front-and-center issue.

Nov 13, 2015 / John Nichols

How Edward Snowden Changed Everything

How Edward Snowden Changed Everything How Edward Snowden Changed Everything

ACLU attorney Ben Wizner discusses the “Snowden effect” and why courts are taking privacy claims seriously now.

Nov 12, 2015 / Sagiv Galai and Tekendra Parmar

Workers rally for a living wage in New York City, Nov. 11, 2015.

Almost Half of All American Workers Make Less Than $15 an Hour Almost Half of All American Workers Make Less Than $15 an Hour

Three years after the first #FightFor15 strike, workers nationwide rallied again yesterday for living wages and union rights.

Nov 11, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Why Immigration Activists Are Celebrating Their Loss in Federal Court

Why Immigration Activists Are Celebrating Their Loss in Federal Court Why Immigration Activists Are Celebrating Their Loss in Federal Court

An appeals court blocked President Obama’s deportation relief program, setting the stage for a Supreme Court showdown over executive authority.

Nov 10, 2015 / Julianne Hing

New York’s Attorney General Just Won a Settlement With a Coal Giant for Climate Deception. Is Exxon Next?

New York’s Attorney General Just Won a Settlement With a Coal Giant for Climate Deception. Is Exxon Next? New York’s Attorney General Just Won a Settlement With a Coal Giant for Climate Deception. Is Exxon Next?

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has issued a subpoena for nearly four decades’ worth of documents from ExxonMobil.

Nov 10, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Rikers Is Reforming Solitary Confinement—With More Solitary Confinement?

Rikers Is Reforming Solitary Confinement—With More Solitary Confinement? Rikers Is Reforming Solitary Confinement—With More Solitary Confinement?

How did Enhanced Supervision Housing units become one of the mayor’s “solutions”?

Nov 10, 2015 / Raven Rakia

China drought

Splinterlands: The View From 2050 Splinterlands: The View From 2050

A dystopian fictional tour of the world that awaits us.

Nov 10, 2015 / John Feffer

Are We Training Cops to Be Hyper-Aggressive ‘Warriors’?

Are We Training Cops to Be Hyper-Aggressive ‘Warriors’? Are We Training Cops to Be Hyper-Aggressive ‘Warriors’?

Thanks in part to the Black Lives Matter movement, police training is coming under fresh scrutiny.

Nov 10, 2015 / Joshua Holland

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