Social Justice

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What’s the Best Way to Actually Care for Unaccompanied Migrant Children? What’s the Best Way to Actually Care for Unaccompanied Migrant Children?

Not with for-profit contractors. 

Oct 10, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

Maltrato a niñas y mujeres que buscan acceso al aborto por violación

Maltrato a niñas y mujeres que buscan acceso al aborto por violación Maltrato a niñas y mujeres que buscan acceso al aborto por violación

En México, médicos, enfermeras, administradores de hospitales y funcionarios públicos están tratando de impedir que las sobrevivientes de violación tengan acceso al aborto legal.

Oct 10, 2019 / En español / Amy Littlefield and Laura Gottesdiener

How to Be a Radical Mayor

How to Be a Radical Mayor How to Be a Radical Mayor

Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, explains why the presidency is like the plantation.

Oct 7, 2019 / Editorial / John Nichols

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Our Children Will Be Casualties of Trump’s Presidency Our Children Will Be Casualties of Trump’s Presidency

This administration is jeopardizing their future by rolling back environmental policies and slashing education budgets.

Oct 4, 2019 / Frida Berrigan

A Professor of Ethics Weighs In on the Challenges of Being a Low-Income Student

A Professor of Ethics Weighs In on the Challenges of Being a Low-Income Student A Professor of Ethics Weighs In on the Challenges of Being a Low-Income Student

We talked to Jennifer Morton about her new book, Moving Up, and how philosophers can do a better job of addressing life under capitalism.

Oct 3, 2019 / Q&A / Elena Botella

Ro Khanna Reflects on Gandhi’s 150th Birthday

Ro Khanna Reflects on Gandhi’s 150th Birthday Ro Khanna Reflects on Gandhi’s 150th Birthday

Gandhi's lessons of pluralism and peace could serve us well during this time of division and strife, the representative writes.

Oct 2, 2019 / Rep. Ro Khanna

Shock, Fun, and Feminist Rage

Shock, Fun, and Feminist Rage Shock, Fun, and Feminist Rage

As second wave feminism passes into history and a new wave builds, is the world finally ready for Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen?

Oct 1, 2019 / Alix Kates Shulman

Undocumented Poets and Writers Are Vital to the Struggle for Migrant Justice

Undocumented Poets and Writers Are Vital to the Struggle for Migrant Justice Undocumented Poets and Writers Are Vital to the Struggle for Migrant Justice

Undocumented people are too often silenced—it’s time we listened to their voices.

Oct 1, 2019 / Christopher Soto

Is the Tax on Tampons Unconstitutional?

Is the Tax on Tampons Unconstitutional? Is the Tax on Tampons Unconstitutional?

The group Period Equity says yes—and is pushing lawsuits to repeal it in 35 states.

Oct 1, 2019 / Molly Minta

A Multigenerational Fight for Tribal Recognition Is Almost Over

A Multigenerational Fight for Tribal Recognition Is Almost Over A Multigenerational Fight for Tribal Recognition Is Almost Over

After 130 years, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians may no longer be landless.

Sep 30, 2019 / Gabriel Furshong

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