Law

Immigrants’ Greatest Fear Isn’t What You Think

Immigrants’ Greatest Fear Isn’t What You Think Immigrants’ Greatest Fear Isn’t What You Think

And collective action is the only answer.

Mar 9, 2015 / Saket Soni

Obama’s Police Reforms Ignore the Most Important Cause of Police Misconduct

Obama’s Police Reforms Ignore the Most Important Cause of Police Misconduct Obama’s Police Reforms Ignore the Most Important Cause of Police Misconduct

These well-meaning changes will simply reproduce racial inequality.

Mar 6, 2015 / Alex S. Vitale

DOJ Report Confirms Racism Is Alive and Well in Ferguson. Now What?

DOJ Report Confirms Racism Is Alive and Well in Ferguson. Now What? DOJ Report Confirms Racism Is Alive and Well in Ferguson. Now What?

We need decriminalization, not just data.

Mar 6, 2015 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Chelsea Manning Photo

Court: Army Must Refer to Chelsea Manning as a Woman Court: Army Must Refer to Chelsea Manning as a Woman

The military is still now allowing Manning to grow her hair like a female prisoner.

Mar 5, 2015 / George Zornick

The Islamic State’s Atrocities—and Ours

The Islamic State’s Atrocities—and Ours The Islamic State’s Atrocities—and Ours

It’s tempting to call ISIS “medieval” murderers. But from mass murder to drone strikes, atrocity is very much a part of our modern experience.

Mar 5, 2015 / John Feffer and Foreign Policy In Focus

It’s Not Just Ferguson

It’s Not Just Ferguson It’s Not Just Ferguson

Cities nationwide are criminalizing black people to pay the bills.

Mar 5, 2015 / Raven Rakia

How Ferguson, Missouri, Uses Cops and the Courts to Prey on Its Residents

How Ferguson, Missouri, Uses Cops and the Courts to Prey on Its Residents How Ferguson, Missouri, Uses Cops and the Courts to Prey on Its Residents

A “scathing” report from the Department of Justice traces discriminatory policing back to the city’s reliance on the fines that accompany tickets and arrests.

Mar 4, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Gabby Giffords Returns to Capitol Hill to Push Background Checks

Gabby Giffords Returns to Capitol Hill to Push Background Checks Gabby Giffords Returns to Capitol Hill to Push Background Checks

The gun-control debate may have receded from memory, but advocates are still pushing Congress to take action.

Mar 4, 2015 / George Zornick

The True Purpose of Netanyahu’s Trip to Washington

The True Purpose of Netanyahu’s Trip to Washington The True Purpose of Netanyahu’s Trip to Washington

Hint: it’s not to pressure the US into striking a better deal with Iran.

Mar 3, 2015 / Juan Cole

What I Learned From Breaking the Law

What I Learned From Breaking the Law What I Learned From Breaking the Law

In 1971, I helped burglarize an FBI office and leaked documents that exposed J. Edgar Hoover’s abuses of power. Here’s what that experience taught me.

Mar 3, 2015 / John Raines

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