Politics

Tent City Jail in Arizona Closing

Joe Arpaio’s Tent City Is Closing, But Will Life for Undocumented Immigrants in Maricopa County Really Change? Joe Arpaio’s Tent City Is Closing, But Will Life for Undocumented Immigrants in Maricopa County Really Change?

Maricopa County’s new sheriff says he’ll still work with ICE to detain immigrants suspected of being deportable.

Apr 12, 2017 / Julianne Hing

Our Addiction to Elections Is Killing American Democracy

Our Addiction to Elections Is Killing American Democracy Our Addiction to Elections Is Killing American Democracy

It’s time to embrace other avenues of political engagement.

Apr 12, 2017 / Daniel M. Shea

War-merica

Syria Strike Follows Washington’s Failed Foreign-Policy Playbook Syria Strike Follows Washington’s Failed Foreign-Policy Playbook

For those who recognize that Trump cannot bomb his way to peace, it is time to revive and mobilize an antiwar movement.

Apr 11, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Vote Flag Texas

A Big Win for Voting Rights in Texas and a Big Loss for Trump A Big Win for Voting Rights in Texas and a Big Loss for Trump

Rebuking Jeff Sessions, a federal court rules that Texas’s voter-ID law intentionally discriminated against minority voters.

Apr 11, 2017 / Ari Berman

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Trump’s Totally Logical Thinking on Syria Trump’s Totally Logical Thinking on Syria

“We bombed Syria to protect children! But I definitely won’t let them into the US...”

Apr 11, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

People react as U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz speaks during a town hall meeting at Brighton High School in Cottonwood Heights, Utah.

With Members of Congress Home in Their Districts, Help Bring Back the ‘Resistance Recess’ With Members of Congress Home in Their Districts, Help Bring Back the ‘Resistance Recess’

Spend the next two weeks giving your representatives (and Donald Trump) hell. 

Apr 10, 2017 / NationAction

Constance Malcolm, mother of Ramarley Graham, speaks mother Patricia Hartley, right, holds a sign.

Join Ramarley Graham’s Family as They Continue Their Fight for Police Accountability Join Ramarley Graham’s Family as They Continue Their Fight for Police Accountability

The officer who killed Ramarley Graham was allowed to resign. Support his family’s campaign to make sure ALL the other officers involved are fired.

Apr 10, 2017 / NationAction

james thompson

A Berniecrat Takes on Trump and the Koch Brothers in Kansas A Berniecrat Takes on Trump and the Koch Brothers in Kansas

Republicans are pouring money into the race in an attempt to save a GOP seat.

Apr 10, 2017 / John Nichols

Syria demonstration. Protestors from the Stop the War Coalition take part in a demonstration outside Downing Street, in Westminster, London on Friday, April 7, 2017.

Demand That Congress Cancel Its Recess to Rein in Trump’s Illegal War in Syria Demand That Congress Cancel Its Recess to Rein in Trump’s Illegal War in Syria

The same man who slammed the door on Syrian refugees used the plight of Syrian children to justify the bombing.

Apr 7, 2017 / NationAction

Zakaria on Trump's Syria Airstrikes

Too Many of Trump’s Liberal Critics Are Praising His Strike on Syria Too Many of Trump’s Liberal Critics Are Praising His Strike on Syria

Anyone who supports these missile strikes has to account for what comes next.

Apr 7, 2017 / Joan Walsh

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