Could Fewer Independent Police Forces Help Reduce Police Brutality in Pennsylvania? Could Fewer Independent Police Forces Help Reduce Police Brutality in Pennsylvania?
Allegheny County’s intense regional fragmentation is the unsustainable legacy of industrial capitalism—could changing that help save the lives of young people like Antwon Rose?
Jul 31, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld
‘The Election Is a Sham’: A Q&A With Cambodian Opposition Leader Kem Monovithya ‘The Election Is a Sham’: A Q&A With Cambodian Opposition Leader Kem Monovithya
Cambodians head to the polls on July 29, but there is no viable opposition left on the ballot.
Jul 26, 2018 / Q&A / Safiya Charles
Trump’s War on Children Trump’s War on Children
White House policies form an unprecedented assault on kids—but, of course, not the white kids.
Sex, Race, and the Law: Considering America ‘In the Dark’ Sex, Race, and the Law: Considering America ‘In the Dark’
Madeleine Baran’s stunning investigative podcast grapples with our so-called “justice” system.
Jul 18, 2018 / Steven W. Thrasher
What Can $20 Million Buy? Activists Attempt to Post Bond for 2,500 Parents in Immigration Detention What Can $20 Million Buy? Activists Attempt to Post Bond for 2,500 Parents in Immigration Detention
Detained mothers often have to pay the government $10,000 before being allowed to reunite with their children.
Jul 11, 2018 / Julianne Hing
What Does It Mean to Abolish ICE? What Does It Mean to Abolish ICE?
Activists and politicians want a total overhaul of immigration enforcement—but do we have a real plan?
Jul 11, 2018 / Julianne Hing
Tell Microsoft and All Other Tech Companies to Break Ties with ICE Tell Microsoft and All Other Tech Companies to Break Ties with ICE
Over 100 Microsoft employees have already joined the campaign.
Jul 5, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction
Criminalizing Homelessness Violates Basic Human Rights Criminalizing Homelessness Violates Basic Human Rights
Despite a UN report on poverty in the US, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti doubles down on cruel, anti-poor laws.
Jul 5, 2018 / John Raphling
How Tech Workers Are Fighting Back Against Collusion With ICE and the Department of Defense How Tech Workers Are Fighting Back Against Collusion With ICE and the Department of Defense
Microsoft and Google are just two of the largest companies that have been unmasked as contracting with harmful government agencies. Who will be next?
Jun 27, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Trump’s Border: Gitmo for Kids Trump’s Border: Gitmo for Kids
The Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility set the stage structurally, institutionally, and legally for what we’ve just witnessed at the border.
Jun 26, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg