Society

Bilingual classroom California

Why California Needs to Take Bilingualism Seriously Why California Needs to Take Bilingualism Seriously

Language rights, immigration, and identity formation are intrinsically linked.

Jun 4, 2018 / Michael Leger

SCOTUS

The Supreme Court’s War on Class-Action Lawsuits The Supreme Court’s War on Class-Action Lawsuits

In the Epic Systems case, the Supreme Court made it that much harder for workers to seek collective justice.

Jun 4, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Donald Trump

Donald Trump Sounds Just Like the Monarch the Constitution Was Written to Thwart Donald Trump Sounds Just Like the Monarch the Constitution Was Written to Thwart

The impeachment power was established to address presidents who assert kingly powers to abuse pardons and shut down inquiries into their own wrongdoing.

Jun 4, 2018 / John Nichols

Kevin de Leόn Senate campaign

Kevin de León Wants to Lead a New Democratic Party Kevin de León Wants to Lead a New Democratic Party

And he wants the Democratic establishment to get out of the way. 

Jun 4, 2018 / Sean McElwee

The ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’ Decision Is Not As Harmless as You Think

The ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’ Decision Is Not As Harmless as You Think The ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’ Decision Is Not As Harmless as You Think

Justice Kennedy’s narrow ruling could open the floodgates for other suits designed to chip away at LGBTQ rights.

Jun 4, 2018 / Sarah Posner

Corey Williams

How Prosecutors Ruined the Life of Corey Williams How Prosecutors Ruined the Life of Corey Williams

After 20 years in prison, Williams is free—but justice has not been served.

Jun 4, 2018 / Jessica Pishko

Coalition of Immokalee Workers protest

Farmworker Campaign Heads to Wendy’s Headquarters. Will the Fast-Food Giant Finally Listen? Farmworker Campaign Heads to Wendy’s Headquarters. Will the Fast-Food Giant Finally Listen?

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers will rally at the annual Wendy’s shareholder meeting in Ohio to demand that the company join its fair-labor initiative.

Jun 4, 2018 / Michael Sainato

Second and Third Thoughts on Tom Wolfe

Second and Third Thoughts on Tom Wolfe Second and Third Thoughts on Tom Wolfe

He was blithely unaware of how his journalistic cutting edge sliced one family into ribbons—mine.

Jun 1, 2018 / Feature / Jamie Bernstein

Phoenix May Day

Why It Matters That Phoenix Is Suing the Trump Administration Why It Matters That Phoenix Is Suing the Trump Administration

Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, May 2018: From Phoenix to Detroit and beyond.

May 31, 2018 / Sophie Kasakove

Graduation Students

Advice to College Graduates in the Age of Trump Advice to College Graduates in the Age of Trump

The terror beyond the school gates awaits you.

May 31, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

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