Society

Jail Cell Madison

Do Nothing and Help Dismantle Our Broken Criminal-Justice System Do Nothing and Help Dismantle Our Broken Criminal-Justice System

A new “slacktivist” app mines cryptocurrency to pay for bail funds.

Nov 21, 2017 / Natasha Lennard

Net Neutrality Protest

Take Urgent Action for Net Neutrality, Plus: A Thanksgiving Table DREAM Act Toolkit Take Urgent Action for Net Neutrality, Plus: A Thanksgiving Table DREAM Act Toolkit

Take Action Now gives you three meaningful actions each week.

Nov 21, 2017 / NationAction

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Fake News and the Death of Democracy in Cambodia Fake News and the Death of Democracy in Cambodia

Forget tanks and rifles. Like other autocrats, Cambodia’s Hun Sen uses fake news to justify oppression.

Nov 21, 2017 / Geoffrey Cain

Alex Azar, Trump’s HHS Pick, Has Already Been a Disaster for People With Diabetes

Alex Azar, Trump’s HHS Pick, Has Already Been a Disaster for People With Diabetes Alex Azar, Trump’s HHS Pick, Has Already Been a Disaster for People With Diabetes

While he was at Eli Lilly, the company more than tripled the price of its best-selling insulin.

Nov 21, 2017 / James Elliott

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Basketball in the Golden State with Legendary NBA Scribe Jack McCallum Basketball in the Golden State with Legendary NBA Scribe Jack McCallum

Plus: The NFL’s Thanksgiving game, the #MeToo movement, and more.

Nov 21, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

ICE arrest

Anatomy of an Abduction: The Deportation of Cambodian American Refugees Anatomy of an Abduction: The Deportation of Cambodian American Refugees

Cambodians displaced by American bombs are being sent back to a country they barely know.

Nov 21, 2017 / J.M. Wong

Tom Tomorrow Cartoon

Things Are Going Great for Trump on Parallel Earth! Things Are Going Great for Trump on Parallel Earth!

Hard at work in the greatest White House ever.

Nov 21, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Ajit Pai

Donald Trump’s FCC is a Clear and Present Danger to Democracy Donald Trump’s FCC is a Clear and Present Danger to Democracy

It has rewritten media-ownership rules to benefit giant corporations, including the pro-Trump Sinclair Broadcasting.

Nov 20, 2017 / John Nichols

Nuclear missiles

Trump’s Pentagon Wants to Make Nuclear Weapons More ‘Usable’ Trump’s Pentagon Wants to Make Nuclear Weapons More ‘Usable’

That sounds like a good idea.

Nov 20, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

ICE arrest

ICE Admits Gang Operations Are Designed to Lock Up Immigrants ICE Admits Gang Operations Are Designed to Lock Up Immigrants

The gang database is a weapon that allows ICE agents to indiscriminately round up immigrants of color.

Nov 20, 2017 / Julianne Hing

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