Law

Jail Cell Madison

Want to Help Fight Mass Incarceration? There’s an App for That Want to Help Fight Mass Incarceration? There’s an App for That

The web service Appolition rounds up your purchases to the nearest dollar and donates the difference to get people out of jail.

Feb 16, 2018 / Arvind Dilawar

How Trump Is Undermining the Fight Against Mass Shootings

How Trump Is Undermining the Fight Against Mass Shootings How Trump Is Undermining the Fight Against Mass Shootings

Look at the budget numbers, not the press-conference rhetoric. 

Feb 15, 2018 / George Zornick

Asma Jahangir Obituary

The Legacy of Asma Jahangir The Legacy of Asma Jahangir

A Pakistani activist and human-rights lawyer, she left a mark on the global fight against inequality.

Feb 14, 2018 / Barbara Crossette

Había una vez una niña cuya madre estaba a punto de ser deportada

Había una vez una niña cuya madre estaba a punto de ser deportada Había una vez una niña cuya madre estaba a punto de ser deportada

En cambio, se fue a vivir a una iglesia con su madre y dos hermanos.

Feb 14, 2018 / Photo Essay / Dulce Carvajal

Once Upon a Time There Was a Girl Whose Mother Was About to Be Deported

Once Upon a Time There Was a Girl Whose Mother Was About to Be Deported Once Upon a Time There Was a Girl Whose Mother Was About to Be Deported

Instead, she went to live in a church with her mother and two siblings.

Feb 14, 2018 / Photo Essay / Dulce Carvajal

This HIV-Positive Gay Asylum Seeker Was Granted a Stay of Deportation. Why Did He End Up Back in Mexico?

This HIV-Positive Gay Asylum Seeker Was Granted a Stay of Deportation. Why Did He End Up Back in Mexico? This HIV-Positive Gay Asylum Seeker Was Granted a Stay of Deportation. Why Did He End Up Back in Mexico?

One man’s asylum case reveals a disorganized, backlogged court willing to contradict its own decisions to “score another deportation victory.”

Feb 13, 2018 / John Washington

Trump Campaign

How Should We Talk About Donald Trump’s Brain? How Should We Talk About Donald Trump’s Brain?

The drive to pathologize Trump isn’t going away, and neither, alas, is he.

Feb 13, 2018 / David M. Perry

A participant holds a sign saying

Don’t Let Congress Gut the Americans with Disabilities Act Don’t Let Congress Gut the Americans with Disabilities Act

You can also get your friends to call Congress to oppose Trump’s infrastructure plan and support undocumented youth walking from New York City to DC.

Feb 13, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

(Bryan Cox / ICE via AP)

For Immigrants in Trump’s America, the Dystopian Future Has Already Arrived For Immigrants in Trump’s America, the Dystopian Future Has Already Arrived

Documented and undocumented, young and old, immigrants are being swept up throughout the country.

Feb 13, 2018 / Moustafa Bayoumi

Anti-Nuclear War Demonstration

The Nuclear Posture Review Signals a New Arms Race The Nuclear Posture Review Signals a New Arms Race

We need to revive momentum for reducing nuclear weapons, not for “modernizing” them.

Feb 13, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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