Society

La Lomita Chapel v. border wall

Activists Are Invoking Religious Freedom to Save Migrants’ Lives Activists Are Invoking Religious Freedom to Save Migrants’ Lives

In court, members of the progressive No More Deaths group are trying to reclaim a law that has become synonymous with a conservative Christian moral agenda.

Apr 15, 2019 / Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Forced Arbitration

Harvard Law Students Are Taking on Forced Arbitration Harvard Law Students Are Taking on Forced Arbitration

The little-known legal loophole rigs the game against working people, and this grassroots group of law students are working to combat it.

Apr 15, 2019 / StudentNation / Sejal Singh and Andre Manuel

West Bank Airbnb

Airbnb May Have Caved to Israel’s Settler Movement, but Palestinians Aren’t Giving Up Airbnb May Have Caved to Israel’s Settler Movement, but Palestinians Aren’t Giving Up

In a novel legal challenge, a group of Palestinians is continuing to pursue claims against settlers in a US Court.

Apr 15, 2019 / Mairav Zonszein

Protesting Susan Collins

Why Focusing All Our Energies on the Presidency Is a Big Mistake Why Focusing All Our Energies on the Presidency Is a Big Mistake

Expecting transformative change from the top is a recipe for disappointment. We should stop expecting saviors.

Apr 15, 2019 / Column / Laila Lalami

‘I Don’t Want to Stay in a Country That Doesn’t Want Me As Badly as I Want It’

‘I Don’t Want to Stay in a Country That Doesn’t Want Me As Badly as I Want It’ ‘I Don’t Want to Stay in a Country That Doesn’t Want Me As Badly as I Want It’

The visa-holding university student who grew up in the United States but may never be able to work here.

Apr 15, 2019 / John Washington

Target

Target Target

Build a future without gun violence (March for Our Lives, NYC 2018).

Apr 15, 2019 / OppArt / Kathleen Sweeney

Beto Talks About the Costs of War

Beto Talks About the Costs of War Beto Talks About the Costs of War

Presidential contender O’Rourke says we have “completely forgotten” our constitutional responsibility to lawfully declare and end wars.

Apr 15, 2019 / Feature / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders in Miami

Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Might Create a Revolution Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Might Create a Revolution

Just as Reagan and Thatcher rose together, perhaps so too will Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn.

Apr 12, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage

Football

Searching for Justice After the Death of Football Player Braeden Bradforth Searching for Justice After the Death of Football Player Braeden Bradforth

Bradforth died far from his New Jersey home, in Garden City, Kansas, of heatstroke. His mother is fighting for answers.

Apr 12, 2019 / Dave Zirin

A Benjamin Netanyahu campaign billboard in 2019

With the Israeli Election, the Plight of Palestinians Has Gotten Even Worse With the Israeli Election, the Plight of Palestinians Has Gotten Even Worse

The election should dispel any doubts that Israel will grant Palestinians freedom and rights without outside pressure.

Apr 12, 2019 / Yousef Jabareen

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