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The 4 Most Shocking Proposals in the White House Immigration Plan The 4 Most Shocking Proposals in the White House Immigration Plan

Trump’s proposed DACA deal attacks bedrock principles of the immigration system.

Jan 26, 2018 / Julianne Hing

The New Trump Immigration Plan Is Anti-American

The New Trump Immigration Plan Is Anti-American The New Trump Immigration Plan Is Anti-American

Hardliners like John Kelly and Stephen Miller are setting the agenda—and their goal is an end to America as a nation of immigrants.

Jan 26, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Jeff Sessions DOJ Conference

The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Obsession With Crimes Committed by Immigrants The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Obsession With Crimes Committed by Immigrants

The report put out this month by the Justice Department and Homeland Security paints a misleading picture of immigrants and crime.

Jan 26, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Glenn Simpson

Glenn Simpson Has Given Us a Russiagate Road Map Glenn Simpson Has Given Us a Russiagate Road Map

His House testimony points to Trump’s alleged ties to Russian and Italian mafias, money laundering, and shady real-estate deals.

Jan 26, 2018 / Bob Dreyfuss

When Is It OK to Comment on a Woman’s Appearance?

When Is It OK to Comment on a Woman’s Appearance? When Is It OK to Comment on a Woman’s Appearance?

Another reader asks how one can in good conscience bring​ a child into this sad world.

Jan 26, 2018 / Liza Featherstone

Black Lives Matter Harvard

For Students of Color, Ivy League Schools Have a Long Way to Go For Students of Color, Ivy League Schools Have a Long Way to Go

You may have entered an elite institution, but, as a student of color, you hardly feel welcome.

Jan 25, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne

Larry Nassar

Larry Nassar’s Imprisonment and Lou Anna Simon’s Resignation Are Not Nearly Enough Larry Nassar’s Imprisonment and Lou Anna Simon’s Resignation Are Not Nearly Enough

An institution turned a blind eye to serial sexual assault. An institution needs to be held accountable.

Jan 25, 2018 / Dave Zirin and David Tigabu

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Letters From the February 12-19, 2018, Issue Letters From the February 12-19, 2018, Issue

Red Famine revisited… Faith in community…

Jan 25, 2018 / Our Readers

Haiti Trump reaction

The Appalling Clarity of Donald Trump The Appalling Clarity of Donald Trump

The US has long treated much of Africa, the Caribbean, and the rest of the world as shitholes.

Jan 25, 2018 / Column / Gary Younge

Garrison Keillor MPR

The End of Men’s ‘Freedom to Bother’ The End of Men’s ‘Freedom to Bother’

We’re on the verge of a new normal in the workplace. That’s a good thing.

Jan 25, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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