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Government Agrees to Reform Coercive ‘Voluntary Departure’ Process

Government Agrees to Reform Coercive ‘Voluntary Departure’ Process Government Agrees to Reform Coercive ‘Voluntary Departure’ Process

Some of the hundreds of thousands of Mexican immigrants who were expelled from the United States after signing voluntary departure forms may be allowed to return and seek legal sta...

Aug 27, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Obama Is Responsible for the Protests in Ferguson—but Not in the Way You Think

Obama Is Responsible for the Protests in Ferguson—but Not in the Way You Think Obama Is Responsible for the Protests in Ferguson—but Not in the Way You Think

Despite his best efforts to be the embodiment of respectability, it turns out Barack Obama is a role model for resistance.

Aug 27, 2014 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

What It Was Like Living Under Police Occupation in Ferguson

What It Was Like Living Under Police Occupation in Ferguson What It Was Like Living Under Police Occupation in Ferguson

Residents of Canfield Green Apartments have been faced with tremendous challenges in the aftermath of the killing of Michael Brown—many a direct result of actions taken by th...

Aug 27, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

US Condemnation of Press Restrictions Abroad Is Starting to Look Hypocritical

US Condemnation of Press Restrictions Abroad Is Starting to Look Hypocritical US Condemnation of Press Restrictions Abroad Is Starting to Look Hypocritical

Here at home, those charged with protecting our press freedom are endangering it instead. 

Aug 27, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Girls Speak Out Against Sexist School Dress Codes

Girls Speak Out Against Sexist School Dress Codes Girls Speak Out Against Sexist School Dress Codes

Young women are fed up with being pressured to curate their appearance and, by extension, others’ potentially lecherous thoughts about them. They’re fighting back.

Aug 27, 2014 / StudentNation / Cecilia D’Anastasio and StudentNation

The Police Violence We Aren’t Talking About

The Police Violence We Aren’t Talking About The Police Violence We Aren’t Talking About

Sexual assault is a persistent problem within police departments.

Aug 27, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

The Assassinating of Native American Voices by the Cowards Palin, Ditka and Snyder

The Assassinating of Native American Voices by the Cowards Palin, Ditka and Snyder The Assassinating of Native American Voices by the Cowards Palin, Ditka and Snyder

Sarah Palin’s screed against those who oppose the Washington football team name has something in common with that of the owner Dan Snyder: it pretends Native Americans do not exist...

Aug 27, 2014 / Dave Zirin

We’re Living in a Golden Age of Investigative Journalism

We’re Living in a Golden Age of Investigative Journalism We’re Living in a Golden Age of Investigative Journalism

Newspapers in America may be closing up shop, but muckrakers around the world are holding corrupt officials and corporate cronies accountable like never before.

Aug 26, 2014 / Anya Schiffrin

‘Approved Responses to the Civil Unrest in Ferguson’

‘Approved Responses to the Civil Unrest in Ferguson’ ‘Approved Responses to the Civil Unrest in Ferguson’

A step-by-step guide from your friends at the Ferguson Police Department.

Aug 26, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

Exclusive Video: This Is How Police Treated Residents of the Apartment Complex Where Michael Brown Was Killed

Exclusive Video: This Is How Police Treated Residents of the Apartment Complex Where Michael Brown Was Killed Exclusive Video: This Is How Police Treated Residents of the Apartment Complex Where Michael Brown Was Killed

A previously unreleased cell-phone video captures a tense moment in the Ferguson neighborhood where Michael Brown died.

Aug 25, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

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