Society

Germany Far Right Rally

Rioting in Germany Exposes the Growing Power of the Far Right Rioting in Germany Exposes the Growing Power of the Far Right

There is now a spirit of mutual accommodation among neo-Nazis, parts of mainstream political parties, and the police.

Sep 7, 2018 / Jordan Stancil

Miss America Protest New Jersey 1968

How ‘No More Miss America’ Announced a Feminist Upheaval How ‘No More Miss America’ Announced a Feminist Upheaval

A bold and irreverent protest 50 years ago put a renewed women’s liberation movement on the public map—and offers important lessons for today’s resistance.

Sep 7, 2018 / Laura Tanenbaum and Mark Engler

Cory Booker Kavanaugh hearing

Cory Booker Rips Open the Web of Secrecy Republicans Have Woven Around Brett Kavanaugh Cory Booker Rips Open the Web of Secrecy Republicans Have Woven Around Brett Kavanaugh

The Democrat says he willingly violated Senate rules in order to expose e-mails that reveal the nominee’s views on racial discrimination.

Sep 6, 2018 / John Nichols

immigrant detention women

One Simple Way to Help Immigrants Fight Deportation One Simple Way to Help Immigrants Fight Deportation

Immigrants with attorneys are 6 times more likely to prevail in deportation proceedings than those without.

Sep 6, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Municipal broadband

Universal Broadband Won’t Save Us Universal Broadband Won’t Save Us

Broadband for all is a necessary policy. Just don’t expect it to end poverty.

Sep 6, 2018 / Julianne Tveten

Donald Trump

Donald Trump Just Committed a Fully Impeachable Offense Donald Trump Just Committed a Fully Impeachable Offense

The president is signaling that he wants to see the politicization of prosecutions.

Sep 5, 2018 / John Nichols

Rahm Emanuel Will Be Remembered as Chicago’s ‘Murder Mayor’

Rahm Emanuel Will Be Remembered as Chicago’s ‘Murder Mayor’ Rahm Emanuel Will Be Remembered as Chicago’s ‘Murder Mayor’

The outgoing mayor's legacy will be defined by austerity, privatization, displacement, gun violence, and police brutality.

Sep 5, 2018 / Miles Kampf-Lassin

Brett Kavanaugh

Brett Kavanaugh Must Answer These Questions Brett Kavanaugh Must Answer These Questions

The ACLU’s David Cole on the three most important questions the Supreme Court nominee should be asked.

Sep 5, 2018 / Jon Wiener

Children Detention Center

The Family-Separation Crisis Is Not Over The Family-Separation Crisis Is Not Over

One father deported to Honduras struggles to describe the pain of remaining separated from his son.

Sep 5, 2018 / John Washington

Kicking ICE Out of the Courthouses

Kicking ICE Out of the Courthouses Kicking ICE Out of the Courthouses

When immigrants can’t seek justice for fear of deportation, the system is broken.

Sep 5, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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