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A Concrete Plan to Make Black Lives Matter

A Concrete Plan to Make Black Lives Matter A Concrete Plan to Make Black Lives Matter

This is a plan for pressuring whoever is in office, whether they are sympathetic to the causes of racial and economic justice or not.

Feb 13, 2016 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Immigration protest

What’s the Difference Between a Refugee and a Deportee? A Lawyer. What’s the Difference Between a Refugee and a Deportee? A Lawyer.

Prompted by the ongoing crisis of child migrants from Central American, Senate Democrats are trying to get due process for “vulnerable” asylum seekers.

Feb 13, 2016 / Julianne Hing

Beyonce

In Defense of Beyoncé’s Black Panther Tribute at the Super Bowl In Defense of Beyoncé’s Black Panther Tribute at the Super Bowl

The right-wing backlash to her Super Bowl performance only proves how important it was.

Feb 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Donald Trump Speaking

Big GOP Donors Are to Blame for Their Party’s Clown-Car Primary Big GOP Donors Are to Blame for Their Party’s Clown-Car Primary

In another era, the “establishment” might be coalescing around a single candidate, and attacking Trump and Cruz. But there is no single Republican “establishment” today.

Feb 11, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Freedom of Speech v. Civility

Freedom of Speech v. Civility Freedom of Speech v. Civility

Does the speech of students warrant the same First Amendment protections enjoyed by adults?

Feb 11, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Joan Wallach Scott

The US Has Its Own Refugee Crisis—One We Created, and Now Must Solve

The US Has Its Own Refugee Crisis—One We Created, and Now Must Solve The US Has Its Own Refugee Crisis—One We Created, and Now Must Solve

We know how to help children fleeing violence in Central America. Instead, we’re raiding communities and deporting families.

Feb 11, 2016 / Elizabeth Holtzman

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Letters From the February 29, 2016, Issue Letters From the February 29, 2016, Issue

Hunger pains… waging good journalism… Nader’s debaters…

Feb 11, 2016 / Our Readers and Liza Featherstone

Colstrip coal plant

The Supreme Court Just Blocked Obama’s Climate Regulations. Are We Screwed? The Supreme Court Just Blocked Obama’s Climate Regulations. Are We Screwed?

It depends on who the next president is.

Feb 10, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote

Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote

From the crime bill to welfare reform, policies Bill Clinton enacted—and Hillary Clinton supported—decimated black America.

Feb 10, 2016 / Feature / Michelle Alexander

A woman points a handgun with a laser sight on a wall display of other guns during the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis.

Why Haven’t Republicans Talked About Guns in New Hampshire? Why Haven’t Republicans Talked About Guns in New Hampshire?

Ted Cruz is probably winning the gun primary, but it has not been a huge factor.

Feb 9, 2016 / George Zornick

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