Society

Philadelphia Eagles NFC Championship

The Progressive Case for the Philadelphia Eagles (Seriously) The Progressive Case for the Philadelphia Eagles (Seriously)

The Eagles are a living rebuke to anyone who thinks social consciousness is a distraction from winning or a repellent to fans.

Jan 29, 2018 / Dave Zirin

George Zimmerman trial

In the Legal System, Talking White Is a Precursor to Justice—and That’s Wrong In the Legal System, Talking White Is a Precursor to Justice—and That’s Wrong

If the legal system keeps treating AAE as a lesser form of English, it can never claim to view black people with the same legitimacy as white people.

Jan 29, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld

Fox & Friends

The Power Behind the Throne Is ‘Fox & Friends’ The Power Behind the Throne Is ‘Fox & Friends’

With Bannon out of favor, is Fox morning-show host Steve Doocy now Trump’s top adviser?

Jan 29, 2018 / Ed Burmila

Women’s Marches: Art in Action

Women’s Marches: Art in Action Women’s Marches: Art in Action

Powerful images accompany a powerful movement.

Jan 29, 2018 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Edel Rodriguez, George de Castro-Day, and Matias J. Ocner

LAX Protest

Trump’s Xenophobic Vision of America Is Inciting Racist Violence Trump’s Xenophobic Vision of America Is Inciting Racist Violence

Attacks against Muslim, South Asian, Sikh, Hindu, Arab, and Middle Eastern communities in the US were up a staggering 45 percent in 2017.

Jan 27, 2018 / Suman Raghunathan

Democrats Don’t Grasp the Dreamers’ Sense of Emergency

Democrats Don’t Grasp the Dreamers’ Sense of Emergency Democrats Don’t Grasp the Dreamers’ Sense of Emergency

Immigrant communities are demanding that Dems mount a fight that’s commensurate with what they rightly see as an existential threat.

Jan 26, 2018 / Joshua Holland

Anti-deportation protest

The 4 Most Shocking Proposals in the White House Immigration Plan The 4 Most Shocking Proposals in the White House Immigration Plan

Trump’s proposed DACA deal attacks bedrock principles of the immigration system.

Jan 26, 2018 / Julianne Hing

The New Trump Immigration Plan Is Anti-American

The New Trump Immigration Plan Is Anti-American The New Trump Immigration Plan Is Anti-American

Hardliners like John Kelly and Stephen Miller are setting the agenda—and their goal is an end to America as a nation of immigrants.

Jan 26, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Jeff Sessions DOJ Conference

The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Obsession With Crimes Committed by Immigrants The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Obsession With Crimes Committed by Immigrants

The report put out this month by the Justice Department and Homeland Security paints a misleading picture of immigrants and crime.

Jan 26, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Glenn Simpson

Glenn Simpson Has Given Us a Russiagate Road Map Glenn Simpson Has Given Us a Russiagate Road Map

His House testimony points to Trump’s alleged ties to Russian and Italian mafias, money laundering, and shady real-estate deals.

Jan 26, 2018 / Bob Dreyfuss

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