Law

Olivia Chow Offers Hope to a Toronto in Crisis

Olivia Chow Offers Hope to a Toronto in Crisis Olivia Chow Offers Hope to a Toronto in Crisis

Toronto’s new mayor ran and won on a progressive platform.

Jul 24, 2023 / Erica Ifill

A migrant holds her baby as she runs to avoid a fire on the northeastern island of Lesbos, Greece, on September 12, 2020.

What the War on Terror Has to Do With the Rise in Mass Migration What the War on Terror Has to Do With the Rise in Mass Migration

The war on terror has led to the displacement of at least 38 million people, many of whom fled for their lives as fighting consumed their worlds.

Jul 24, 2023 / Andrea Mazzarino

Dr. Strangelove, lobbycard.

While the Planet Burns: Billionaires Are Busy Hunkering Down for the Apocalypse While the Planet Burns: Billionaires Are Busy Hunkering Down for the Apocalypse

In a world hurtling towards catastrophe, the super-rich prefer bunkers to solutions.

Jul 24, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Clarence Thomas Justice?

Clarence Thomas Justice? Clarence Thomas Justice?

A compromised Supreme Court.

Jul 24, 2023 / OppArt / Sue Coe

City University of New York

Universities Shouldn’t Forget About Undocumented Students Universities Shouldn’t Forget About Undocumented Students

Many colleges ignored the undocumented community once President Biden took office, but CUNY’s new efforts show how higher education can better support these students.

Jul 21, 2023 / StudentNation / Yamila Martinez

Senate Judiciary Committee member Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) displays a copy of a painting featuring Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas alongside Harlan Crow and other conservative friends during a hearing on Supreme Court ethics reform.

It’s Summer Vacation. Does the Media Know Where Clarence Thomas Is? It’s Summer Vacation. Does the Media Know Where Clarence Thomas Is?

As corruption scandals ooze from the muck of the Supreme Court, it’s time for the media to up their reporting game—and report on the justices like the political actors they are.

Jul 20, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Makeshift memorial in honor of slain activist Tortuguita

Meet the Ex-Prosecutor Behind the Legal Effort to Stop Atlanta’s “Cop City” Meet the Ex-Prosecutor Behind the Legal Effort to Stop Atlanta’s “Cop City”

Attorney Alex Joseph has a radical long-shot plan to halt the police training center: direct democracy.

Jul 20, 2023 / Ryan Zickgraf

Melania Brown, sister of Layleen Polanco, a trans woman who died in an isolated cell in Rikers Island jail complex, and Akeem Browder, brother of Kalief Browder, who was incarcerated in Rikers as a juvenile and died by suicide following his release, during a march to demand the end of solitary confinement in New York, Monday, June 7, 2021.

How Solitary Confinement Is Used as a Weapon Against Trans People How Solitary Confinement Is Used as a Weapon Against Trans People

Incarcerated trans people say they are put into solitary confinement at highly disproportionate rates—including after being sexually assaulted.

Jul 20, 2023 / Riley Roliff

Basel Adra

I Was Detained by Israeli Soldiers for Reporting on Settler Violence I Was Detained by Israeli Soldiers for Reporting on Settler Violence

They blindfolded and detained me after I refused to turn over my recording of a settler attack on the West Bank.

Jul 19, 2023 / Basel Adra

SCOTUS Ends Affirmative Action

SCOTUS Ends Affirmative Action SCOTUS Ends Affirmative Action

The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action negatively impacts diversity and inclusion in higher education around the country.

Jul 19, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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