Law

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Electoral College Bound Electoral College Bound

Amending the constitution—that’s unconstitutional!

Apr 9, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

Bernie Sanders at a convention

Bernie Sanders Is Making Union Solidarity an Essential Theme of the 2020 Campaign Bernie Sanders Is Making Union Solidarity an Essential Theme of the 2020 Campaign

The senator is rallying with labor and proposing to upend “right to work” laws.

Apr 8, 2019 / John Nichols

Juvenile Prisoners

Meet the Grown-Ups Keeping Kids Out of Prison Meet the Grown-Ups Keeping Kids Out of Prison

The Youth Correctional Leaders for Justice will help guide towns, cities, and states on how to close youth prisons for good.

Apr 8, 2019 / Ross Barkan

Theory to (Target) Practice

Theory to (Target) Practice Theory to (Target) Practice

Ignorance breeds hate.

Apr 8, 2019 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Operation Protective Edge

Is Israel’s Benny Gantz Guilty of War Crimes? Is Israel’s Benny Gantz Guilty of War Crimes?

A front-runner in next week’s elections, he’s being sued in Dutch court by a survivor of the 2014 assault on Gaza—with indirect support from unusual quarters.

Apr 5, 2019 / Naomi Zeveloff

INsecurity Blanket, for a Fake Emergency

INsecurity Blanket, for a Fake Emergency INsecurity Blanket, for a Fake Emergency

At Border Detention Facilities, children receive Mylar blankets. Two migrant children died while in US custody in the past few months.

Apr 5, 2019 / OppArt / Rose Deler

Andre Vasquez canvasing in Chicago.

How a Group of Unapologetic Progressives Scored Big Wins in Chicago’s Elections How a Group of Unapologetic Progressives Scored Big Wins in Chicago’s Elections

The answer begins with an unflinching left politics, voter education, and, yes, door knocking.

Apr 5, 2019 / Will Tanzman

House passes bill to end Yemen war

Congress Finally Pushes Back Against the Imperial Presidency With a Vote to Cut US Support for the War in Yemen Congress Finally Pushes Back Against the Imperial Presidency With a Vote to Cut US Support for the War in Yemen

In a historic move, the House joins the Senate in passing a War Powers Resolution to end unauthorized US participation in a foreign conflict.

Apr 4, 2019 / John Nichols

These Men are Fighting to Abolish the Death Penalty—From Death Row

These Men are Fighting to Abolish the Death Penalty—From Death Row These Men are Fighting to Abolish the Death Penalty—From Death Row

Project Hope to Abolish the Death Penalty is the nation’s only anti–death penalty organization run by death-row prisoners.

Apr 4, 2019 / Feature / Lauren Gill

Gorsuch Senate Confirmation

Neil Gorsuch Just Made Death Worse Neil Gorsuch Just Made Death Worse

In an appalling majority opinion, Gorsuch endorses pain-filled deaths for people subjected to capital punishment.

Apr 3, 2019 / Elie Mystal

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