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Fighting Obama’s Deportation Policies Without Papers—and Without Fear

Fighting Obama’s Deportation Policies Without Papers—and Without Fear Fighting Obama’s Deportation Policies Without Papers—and Without Fear

Undocumented immigrants risk everything to reunite their families.

Apr 24, 2014 / JOMO

Net Neutrality Will Be Saved Only If Citizens Raise an Outcry

Net Neutrality Will Be Saved Only If Citizens Raise an Outcry Net Neutrality Will Be Saved Only If Citizens Raise an Outcry

The FCC is mistaken—and democracy is threatened—when commissioners fail to embrace their authority to protect a free and open Internet. 

Apr 24, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

There’s a Constitutional Showdown in Oklahoma Over 2 Planned Executions (UPDATED)

There’s a Constitutional Showdown in Oklahoma Over 2 Planned Executions (UPDATED) There’s a Constitutional Showdown in Oklahoma Over 2 Planned Executions (UPDATED)

Republican Governor Mary Fallin is defying a state Supreme Court order staying the executions of two men.

Apr 23, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh

The NYPD Has Disbanded Its Most Notorious Spy Unit, but Is the Age of Muslim Surveillance Really Over?

The NYPD Has Disbanded Its Most Notorious Spy Unit, but Is the Age of Muslim Surveillance Really Over? The NYPD Has Disbanded Its Most Notorious Spy Unit, but Is the Age of Muslim Surveillance Really Over?

Many worry that the architecture of NYPD’s surveillance system remains largely intact.

Apr 23, 2014 / Anna Lekas Miller

Greenwash Games: On Playing the World Cup in the Amazon

Greenwash Games: On Playing the World Cup in the Amazon Greenwash Games: On Playing the World Cup in the Amazon

Sports tournaments will pollute air for “the earth’s lungs.”

Apr 23, 2014 / Editorial / Dave Zirin

The Unbearable Whiteness of the American Left

The Unbearable Whiteness of the American Left The Unbearable Whiteness of the American Left

From education to gun control, progressive movements need to do a better job empowering the people whose interests they claim to serve.

Apr 23, 2014 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge

The Week of Student Sit-Ins

The Week of Student Sit-Ins The Week of Student Sit-Ins

As the semester comes to a close, students are taking direct action against deportations, toxic investments and emergency management.

Apr 23, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Elizabeth Warren Wants to Give Students a Fighting Chance

Elizabeth Warren Wants to Give Students a Fighting Chance Elizabeth Warren Wants to Give Students a Fighting Chance

Forty percent of households headed by someone under the age of thirty-five are saddled with student debt, unable to buy homes, raise families and secure their futures.  

Apr 23, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tracking a Marked Population in the US Borderlands

Tracking a Marked Population in the US Borderlands Tracking a Marked Population in the US Borderlands

Along the US-Mexico border, the high-powered cameras are pointed at you and the drones are above you.

Apr 23, 2014 / Todd Miller

Rancher Bundy and His Cows in ‘A Visit to the Big Apple’

Rancher Bundy and His Cows in ‘A Visit to the Big Apple’ Rancher Bundy and His Cows in ‘A Visit to the Big Apple’

All American patriots should have the right to bring their cows to the top of the Empire State Building.

Apr 23, 2014 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow

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