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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

Am I the Only Person Who Thinks Larry David Wasn’t Funny on Trump’s ‘SNL’?

Am I the Only Person Who Thinks Larry David Wasn’t Funny on Trump’s ‘SNL’? Am I the Only Person Who Thinks Larry David Wasn’t Funny on Trump’s ‘SNL’?

Shouting “Trump’s a racist!” helped inoculate Trump—and SNL—from seeming racist.

Nov 10, 2015 / Leslie Savan

The Poet, the Journalist, and the Dissident

The Poet, the Journalist, and the Dissident The Poet, the Journalist, and the Dissident

Edward Snowden speaks at Bard College about “Why Privacy Matters.”

Nov 10, 2015 / StudentNation / Tekendra Parmar

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

Dissent Breaks Out at the Center for American Progress Over Netanyahu’s Visit

Dissent Breaks Out at the Center for American Progress Over Netanyahu’s Visit Dissent Breaks Out at the Center for American Progress Over Netanyahu’s Visit

At a meeting Friday, about a dozen staffers objected to the liberal think tank’s invitation to the right-wing Israeli prime minister. Here’s what they said.

Nov 10, 2015 / Ali Gharib and Eli Clifton

Tom Tomorrow

Ms. Fiorina, What Is Your Favorite Color? Ms. Fiorina, What Is Your Favorite Color?

And other questions from the GOP dream debate.

Nov 10, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Democracy Beats Oligarchy

Democracy Beats Oligarchy Democracy Beats Oligarchy

Last week’s local victories send a powerful signal that our democracy is not for sale.

Nov 10, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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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