Law

Heather Heyer Protest

Can Jeff Sessions Provide Justice for Heather Heyer? Can Jeff Sessions Provide Justice for Heather Heyer?

Sessions’s perverted sense of justice continues to undermine civil rights, not protect them.

Aug 15, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.

The Deportation of Teen Soccer Star Lizandro Claros The Deportation of Teen Soccer Star Lizandro Claros

Feeling the effects of the Trump era, from youth sports to the pros.

Aug 15, 2017 / Audio / Dave Zirin

Manafort

Could Paul Manafort Bring Down the Whole Trump Family? Could Paul Manafort Bring Down the Whole Trump Family?

He sits atop a massive tangle of ties to Russia, pro-Russian Ukrainians, and shady New York real-estate deals.

Aug 14, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Fighting White Supremacy Means Owning Up to American History

Fighting White Supremacy Means Owning Up to American History Fighting White Supremacy Means Owning Up to American History

Trump’s failure to swiftly condemn racist violence is appalling. But he’s right that it’s always been part of this country’s story.

Aug 14, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Brenda Diaz-Castro, holds a sign during a candlelight vigil on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, in Harrisonburg, Va. The vigil was held for the victims of the violence in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday.

Here’s What You Can Do After Charlottesville Here’s What You Can Do After Charlottesville

Join the continuing fight against the hatred on display this weekend and too often throughout our nation’s history

Aug 14, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

Muller in June, 2017

Trump Messes with the Russia Investigation at His Own Peril Trump Messes with the Russia Investigation at His Own Peril

Whatever tricks Trump may use to remove Robert Mueller, they will not automatically shield him from accountability.

Aug 14, 2017 / Elizabeth Holtzman

Andres Mangana Ortiz

Andres Magana Ortiz’s Deportation Is Indefensible. Help Reverse It. Andres Magana Ortiz’s Deportation Is Indefensible. Help Reverse It.

Unless their appeal succeeds, the Ortiz family’s future hangs in the balance.

Aug 11, 2017 / Rosy Alvarez and Peter Rothberg

Sedrine Tunisia

‘Why So Much Cruelty?’ ‘Why So Much Cruelty?’

Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission is unique in the Arab world. But is the country too small a place to tell the truth about human-rights abuses?

Aug 11, 2017 / Ursula Lindsey

Lula and Dilma

Brazil’s Most Popular Leader Has Been Convicted of Corruption on Flimsy Evidence Brazil’s Most Popular Leader Has Been Convicted of Corruption on Flimsy Evidence

Lula da Silva and his Workers’ Party are an affront to the country’s traditional elite—which is itself mired in corruption—so they want to destroy him by any means necessary.

Aug 9, 2017 / Mark Weisbrot

A Black Lives Matter supporter holds a sign in front of the NFL headquarters as part of a demonstration on February 16, 2016.

Activists Are Rallying for Colin Kaepernick, but Aiming Far Higher Than One Man’s Career Activists Are Rallying for Colin Kaepernick, but Aiming Far Higher Than One Man’s Career

Protesters will rally for racial justice and free speech outside the NFL headquarters on August 23.

Aug 9, 2017 / Dave Zirin

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