Politics

Immigration Reform Protest

For Mixed-Status Students, Immigration Reform Is the Only Hope For Mixed-Status Students, Immigration Reform Is the Only Hope

More than 22 million people in the US are in mixed-status households, where at least one undocumented person lives with citizens or lawful temporary immigrants.

Feb 2, 2023 / StudentNation / Yamila Martinez

US special forces group conducting weapons training

War Racketeers Won’t Reform Themselves War Racketeers Won’t Reform Themselves

Isn’t it time to hold Congress truly responsible for enabling ever more war by voting out military sycophants?

Feb 2, 2023 / William Astore

Our Democracy Is More Fragile Than We Would Like to Think

Our Democracy Is More Fragile Than We Would Like to Think Our Democracy Is More Fragile Than We Would Like to Think

The insurrections in the United States and Brazil simply demonstrated what has always been true.

Feb 1, 2023 / Karen J. Greenberg

Donald Trump is greeted by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

Trump’s New Platform Goes Attack Mode on Schools Trump’s New Platform Goes Attack Mode on Schools

With a Ron DeSantis run on the horizon, Donald Trump announced his intentions to privatize education and restrict academic freedom.

Feb 1, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Tyre Nichols

Tyre Nichols Tyre Nichols

Tyre Nichols was brutally attacked by Memphis police and died of extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating. He was 29 years old.

Feb 1, 2023 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

How the Party of White Reaction Brands Itself as the Party of Lincoln

How the Party of White Reaction Brands Itself as the Party of Lincoln How the Party of White Reaction Brands Itself as the Party of Lincoln

GOP leaders ransack the party’s past to whitewash its contemporary white-nationalist agenda.

Feb 1, 2023 / Anthony Conwright

Person reads a stack of explicit or LGBTQ books

Florida Teachers Hide Their Books to Avoid Felonies Florida Teachers Hide Their Books to Avoid Felonies

Panicky teachers in Florida are emptying their bookshelves, afraid of a five-year jail term for having an unapproved book in the classroom.

Feb 1, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Having More Women on the Federal Courts Is Long Overdue

Having More Women on the Federal Courts Is Long Overdue Having More Women on the Federal Courts Is Long Overdue

In a well-functioning democracy, representation matters not only in the legislative and executive branches of government but also in the courts.

Feb 1, 2023 / Michele Goodwin

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s White House Dreams

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s White House Dreams Marjorie Taylor Greene’s White House Dreams

On this week's episode of The Time of Monsters, Chris Lehmann discusses a GOP kingmaker on the rise.

Feb 1, 2023 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

RIP Repro Rights

RIP Repro Rights RIP Repro Rights

Roe v. Wade was overturned just shy of its 50th anniversary, drastically reshaping where and how people get abortions in the US.

Jan 31, 2023 / OppArt / Iviva Olenick

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