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Cash Bail Robs Families and Destroys Lives

Cash Bail Robs Families and Destroys Lives Cash Bail Robs Families and Destroys Lives

This summer, join us in breaking down the barriers that are robbing people—particularly people of color—of both actual and economic freedom.

Jul 25, 2017 / Robert Greenwald

Take Action Now: Emergency Action to Save Health Care and Support Undocumented Immigrant Activists in Texas

Take Action Now: Emergency Action to Save Health Care and Support Undocumented Immigrant Activists in Texas Take Action Now: Emergency Action to Save Health Care and Support Undocumented Immigrant Activists in Texas

Check out three meaningful actions you can take this week. 

Jul 25, 2017 / NationAction

Pentagon

A Guide to Trump’s $1 Trillion Defense Bill A Guide to Trump’s $1 Trillion Defense Bill

This from a president who promised new efficiencies in government.

Jul 25, 2017 / William D. Hartung

yemen airstrike

Why Don’t Internationalists Care About Yemen? Why Don’t Internationalists Care About Yemen?

Saudi-led airstrikes are creating hundreds of Guernicas a month in northern Yemen.

Jul 25, 2017 / Juan Cole

Colin Kaepernick answers questions at a news conference on August 26, 2016.

Inside Colin Kaepernick’s Trip to Africa Inside Colin Kaepernick’s Trip to Africa

Scholar Ameer Loggins recounts their experiences on the continent.

Jul 25, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Ivanka Trump

Why Are Jared and Ivanka Partying in the Hamptons With Chuck Schumer? Why Are Jared and Ivanka Partying in the Hamptons With Chuck Schumer?

Amy Wilentz on the international jet-setting class that transcends partisan politics.

Jul 25, 2017 / Jon Wiener

The Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin

The Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin The Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin

Progressive politics once thrived in the state, and the need for it still exists.

Jul 25, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Jones

Tom Tomorrow Cartoon

An Alien Invasion in the Age of Trump An Alien Invasion in the Age of Trump

If extraterrestrials came to devour humankind, you can bet Trump wouldn’t get fair coverage. 

Jul 25, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Liu Xiaobo Memorial

What Liu Xiaobo’s Death Says About China’s Two Futures What Liu Xiaobo’s Death Says About China’s Two Futures

China’s president has crafted an increasingly progressive image for himself abroad, while stifling dissent at home.

Jul 25, 2017 / Gina Anne Tam and Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Trump in Virginia

If Trump Abuses His Pardon Powers, Congress Should Impeach Him If Trump Abuses His Pardon Powers, Congress Should Impeach Him

A presidential pardon can’t stop an impeachment process.

Jul 24, 2017 / John Nichols

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