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Immigrant Kids ICE

Under Trump, ICE Has Become a Vast, Cruel Bureaucracy Under Trump, ICE Has Become a Vast, Cruel Bureaucracy

Children seeking asylum are being separated from their parents for no good reason.

Mar 22, 2018 / Between the Lines / Laila Lalami

Medical Marijuana

Chicago Says It Loud and Clear: Legalize It! Chicago Says It Loud and Clear: Legalize It!

Cook County voters overwhelmingly backed a marijuana referendum, and the new Democratic nominee for governor is all-in for reform.

Mar 21, 2018 / John Nichols

Unanswered Questions Linger Over the Salisbury Poisoning

Unanswered Questions Linger Over the Salisbury Poisoning Unanswered Questions Linger Over the Salisbury Poisoning

An anti-Russia smokescreen may prevent the truth of the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal from ever being known.

Mar 21, 2018 / Mary Dejevsky

Arm Teachers?

Arm Teachers? Arm Teachers?

Lawmakers’ answer to school shootings? More guns! On March 24, Americans around the country march for change.

Mar 21, 2018 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

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Letters From the April 16, 2018, Issue Letters From the April 16, 2018, Issue

Beyond #MeToo… A place to be… After Parkland… A scandal [web only]…

Mar 21, 2018 / Letters / Our Readers

Alwaleed bin Talal

Why Are US Colleges Collaborating With Saudi Arabia? Why Are US Colleges Collaborating With Saudi Arabia?

Harvard, Georgetown, Yale Law School, UNH—all have taken money from the Saudi government or businessmen allied with it.

Mar 20, 2018 / Stanley Heller

Students rally in front of the White House in Washington. One woman holds up a fist. Another holds up a sign that says

Get Ready to ‘March For Our Lives’ and Vote Out the Gun Lobby Get Ready to ‘March For Our Lives’ and Vote Out the Gun Lobby

You can also call out Democrats who’ve sided with the big banks over their constituents.

Mar 20, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel

Gina Haspel’s Role in the Torture Era Demands Attention Gina Haspel’s Role in the Torture Era Demands Attention

Democrats need to insist on the fundamental principle that a torturer is unfit to serve in government in any capacity.

Mar 20, 2018 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump Boards Plane

If Trump Fires Mueller, Congress Must Impeach If Trump Fires Mueller, Congress Must Impeach

The founders gave us the exact tools we need to deal with such a full-scale constitutional crisis.

Mar 20, 2018 / John Nichols

The Gospel Of Guns

The Gospel Of Guns The Gospel Of Guns

Ending gun culture will take more than prayers.

Mar 20, 2018 / OppArt / Patrick McGrath Muñiz

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