Society

Police surveillance

Americans Are Finding New Ways to Join the Surveillance State Americans Are Finding New Ways to Join the Surveillance State

Some of them aren’t pretty.

Nov 7, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Sunshine State Solar Woes

Will Florida Voters Be Duped Into Killing Solar Power? Will Florida Voters Be Duped Into Killing Solar Power?

A Florida ballot initiative is written in pro-solar language—but its actual meaning is far more sinister.

Nov 4, 2016 / Samantha Schuyler

Bernie Sanders in Portland

Only Socialism Can Defeat Trumpism Only Socialism Can Defeat Trumpism

Millions of ordinary people are ready for an alternative, one pointed to by the success of Bernie Sanders.

Nov 4, 2016 / Nicole Aschoff and Bhaskar Sunkara

Congressman Ted Lieu

Why Is the United States Risking Involvement in Possible War Crimes? This Congressman Wants to Know. Why Is the United States Risking Involvement in Possible War Crimes? This Congressman Wants to Know.

Representative Ted Lieu is one of the few people in Washington asking tough questions about US involvement in Yemen.

Nov 4, 2016 / George Zornick

Julliard Students Protest

New York City Students Tell Westboro Baptist Church That ‘God Loves Jazz’ New York City Students Tell Westboro Baptist Church That ‘God Loves Jazz’

Students countered a hateful Westboro protest with a spirited, impromptu concert.

Nov 4, 2016 / StudentNation / Peter Rothberg

Asking for a Friend: My Young Daughter Is Trans—How Do I Get Her on the Right Soccer Team Without Forcing Her to Come Out?

Asking for a Friend: My Young Daughter Is Trans—How Do I Get Her on the Right Soccer Team Without Forcing Her to Come Out? Asking for a Friend: My Young Daughter Is Trans—How Do I Get Her on the Right Soccer Team Without Forcing Her to Come Out?

Another reader is worried that his artisanal carpentry limits him to crafting for the 1 percent.

Nov 4, 2016 / Liza Featherstone

Protesters demonstrate against the Energy Transfer Partners' Dakota Access oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, in Los Angeles, California, September 13, 2016.

7 Things You Can Do to Help Fight the Dakota Access Pipeline 7 Things You Can Do to Help Fight the Dakota Access Pipeline

From calling government officials to attending solidarity rallies, here’s how you can get involved.

Nov 3, 2016 / Phuc Pham

Donald Trump press

American Political Journalism and the 2016 Campaign: Hysteria Over Evidence, Logic, and Facts American Political Journalism and the 2016 Campaign: Hysteria Over Evidence, Logic, and Facts

Journalists are relying on anonymous sources to push sensationalistic claims.

Nov 3, 2016 / James Carden

How a Somali-American Muslim Woman Candidate Is Mobilizing Millennial Voters in Minnesota

How a Somali-American Muslim Woman Candidate Is Mobilizing Millennial Voters in Minnesota How a Somali-American Muslim Woman Candidate Is Mobilizing Millennial Voters in Minnesota

Omar’s platform focuses on economic, social, racial, and environmental justice.

Nov 3, 2016 / StudentNation / Cirien Saadeh

Amendment One Protest

This Governor Wants to Take Over ‘Failing’ Public Schools and Turn Them Into Charters This Governor Wants to Take Over ‘Failing’ Public Schools and Turn Them Into Charters

These activists are telling Georgia’s Nathan Deal: That’s not how it works.

Nov 3, 2016 / StudentNation / Anna Simonton and Allie McCullen

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