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Central American migrants aboard a train in Mexico

Who Killed Beylin Sarmiento? Who Killed Beylin Sarmiento?

For Central American migrants, the journey through Mexico has become a gauntlet of violence at the hands of criminals, drug cartels—and even the authorities.

Aug 11, 2015 / John Washington

Central American migrants aboard a train in Mexico

Ismael Recounts the Attack That Killed Beylin Sarmiento Ismael Recounts the Attack That Killed Beylin Sarmiento

The written recollection of a fatal encounter.

Aug 11, 2015 / The Nation

Clinton education speech

Hillary Clinton Joins Debt-Free College Push With a Big Plan Hillary Clinton Joins Debt-Free College Push With a Big Plan

All three major Democratic candidates embrace the idea of free public higher education.

Aug 11, 2015 / George Zornick

Bank of America

Are Bank Tellers the Fast Food Workers of Wall Street? Are Bank Tellers the Fast Food Workers of Wall Street?

Retail bank workers bear the brunt of Wall Street’s greed and exploitation.

Aug 11, 2015 / Michelle Chen

US Marine

Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go? Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go?

During Vietnam, it felt like the war sat right on America’s doorstep. Today, we’ve largely disengaged from the terror our military commits.

Aug 11, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

Charleston March for Black Lives

What the Media Gets Wrong About the South What the Media Gets Wrong About the South

We have stopped listening to those who can bring progress to the South, in favor of using it as a scapegoat for the nation’s larger racial and economic woes.

Aug 11, 2015 / Chisolm Allenlundy

Steve Salaita

Steven Salaita, Professor Fired for ‘Uncivil’ Tweets, Vindicated in Federal Court Steven Salaita, Professor Fired for ‘Uncivil’ Tweets, Vindicated in Federal Court

A federal judge has allowed his lawsuit against the University of Illinois to proceed, and the chancellor who rescinded his appointment last year has resigned amid an ethics invest...

Aug 11, 2015 / David Palumbo-Liu

Trump Megyn Kelly

The GOP’s Contempt for Women The GOP’s Contempt for Women

Republicans may be trapped in a death spiral from which they cannot escape.

Aug 11, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Rand Paul

Rand Paul’s Decline Marks the End of Realism Within the GOP Rand Paul’s Decline Marks the End of Realism Within the GOP

Once the great hope for his party’s foreign policy realists, these days he’s sounding more like a dyed-in-the-wool interventionist.

Aug 11, 2015 / James Carden

Bud Selig

August 11, 1994: Baseball Players Walk Out On Strike August 11, 1994: Baseball Players Walk Out On Strike

What ought to be evident by now is that a large part of the fans' hostility toward the players is the result of good old-fashioned anti-unionism.

Aug 11, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

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