ICE Is Still Deporting Asylum Seekers ICE Is Still Deporting Asylum Seekers
A lawsuit against the federal government shows how asylum-seeking families from Central America are being targeted through raids.
Aug 17, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Phony Populism of Donald Trump The Phony Populism of Donald Trump
Defeating Trump means unapologetically embracing the progressive populism needed to move the country forward.
Aug 16, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
India’s New Child-Labor Loophole India’s New Child-Labor Loophole
India’s new child-labor bill is a cause for celebration for the bosses, not children and human-rights advocates.
Aug 15, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Grassroots Democrats Are Making the TPP a Big Issue in Congressional Races Grassroots Democrats Are Making the TPP a Big Issue in Congressional Races
Opponents of the flawed trade deal are making the issue central to primary campaigns.
Aug 8, 2016 / John Nichols
Undocumented Immigrants Can’t Vote, but They’re Still Making Their Voices Heard Undocumented Immigrants Can’t Vote, but They’re Still Making Their Voices Heard
Even without citizenship, undocumented immigrants have a big impact on our democracy.
Aug 8, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Women Day Laborers Are Tired of Waiting for Work, and for Justice Women Day Laborers Are Tired of Waiting for Work, and for Justice
In Brooklyn, a new study shows that women face an underground labor market fraught with hidden risks.
Aug 5, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Can the Left Reclaim Nationalism? Can the Left Reclaim Nationalism?
A leading proponent of globalist capitalism has recanted, advocating instead the development of “responsible nationalism.” Is that an oxymoron?
Aug 2, 2016 / That’s Debatable / Carne Ross, Sherle R. Schwenninger, Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, and Mark Blyth
Free Trade Is Killing Colombian Labor Activists Free Trade Is Killing Colombian Labor Activists
Workers attempting to exercise their rights have suffered at least 1,466 threats and acts of violence since the trade deal went into effect in 2012.
Aug 1, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Sherrod Brown Teaches Democrats How to Demolish Trump’s False-Prophet Populism Sherrod Brown Teaches Democrats How to Demolish Trump’s False-Prophet Populism
The senator from Ohio is the real deal. And that made his convention criticism of Donald Trump exceptionally authentic and effective.
Jul 29, 2016 / John Nichols
Delegates Are Using the Convention to Make the TPP Politically Unacceptable Delegates Are Using the Convention to Make the TPP Politically Unacceptable
A clear line has been drawn at the corporate-friendly trade deal during this year's convention.
Jul 28, 2016 / John Nichols