The Senate’s Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Bill Only Tackles Half the Problem The Senate’s Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Bill Only Tackles Half the Problem
If we don’t face the injustice of the very existence of prisons, the root causes of mass incarceration will go unaddressed.
Oct 14, 2015 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Note to Dems: Simply Not Being Racist Isn’t Enough on Immigration Reform Note to Dems: Simply Not Being Racist Isn’t Enough on Immigration Reform
The GOP’s xenophobic carnival has set the political bar dangerously low for Democrats.
Oct 14, 2015 / Julianne Hing
The Unionization Tool Management Will Never Expect The Unionization Tool Management Will Never Expect
Members-only unions might not be as strong as regular unions, but they’re a lot easier to create in a hostile labor environment.
Oct 14, 2015 / Michelle Chen
How the Populist Moment Will Shape the Debates How the Populist Moment Will Shape the Debates
The moment and the movements shaping it.
Oct 13, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why the State Department Finally Confirmed Augusto Pinochet’s Role in International Terrorism Why the State Department Finally Confirmed Augusto Pinochet’s Role in International Terrorism
It’s a great way of using US documents to advance the cause of human rights and redress Washington’s dark, interventionist past.
Oct 13, 2015 / Peter Kornbluh
Our Dystopian Future Has Arrived Our Dystopian Future Has Arrived
As always, exercise caution when venturing outside of your bunkers!
Oct 13, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
Showdown: What Will We Learn From the First Clinton-Sanders Debate? Showdown: What Will We Learn From the First Clinton-Sanders Debate?
A liberal will square off against a socialist atop the most progressive Democratic field in most of our lifetimes.
Oct 12, 2015 / Joan Walsh
7 Things We Learned From Thabo Sefolosha’s Trial 7 Things We Learned From Thabo Sefolosha’s Trial
After the NYPD broke his leg and charged him with resisting arrest, NBA star Thabo Sefolosha cleared his name in court. Here's what we learned.
Oct 12, 2015 / Dave Zirin
The Legacy of Arne Duncan, ‘A Hero in the Education Business’ The Legacy of Arne Duncan, ‘A Hero in the Education Business’
The Secretary of Education will step down at the end of the year, after proving himself a champion for the corporate reform movement.
Oct 12, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
3 Facts About the Supposed Cost of Undocumented Immigration 3 Facts About the Supposed Cost of Undocumented Immigration
Or, a campaign-inspired lesson on why myth busting and fact checking isn’t going to be enough to fight anti-immigrant politics in 2016.
Oct 12, 2015 / Julianne Hing