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Community and immigrant rights organizations rally in Oakland’s Latino Fruitvale district protesting immigration raids. One sign says “For my father, who was deported. Watch me from Heaven, Papa. This is Our War!”

Why Did This Farmworker Die in an Immigration Raid? Why Did This Farmworker Die in an Immigration Raid?

With Trump and Stephen Miller cheering on ICE’s terror tactics, Jaime Alanis Garcia’s fatal fall in the raid on Glass House Farms was the most recent example of a death foretold.

Jul 17, 2025 / David Bacon

Donald Trump signs an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education, in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2025.

The Supreme Court Just Crowned Trump King—Again The Supreme Court Just Crowned Trump King—Again

In ruling the president can decimate the Department of Education, the court took a key congressional power—and gave it to Trump.

Jul 16, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Former Columbia Univrsity student Mahmoud Khalil speaks to the press as he arrives at Newark airport on June 21, 2025.

Will the Government Ever Do Right by Mahmoud Khalil? Will the Government Ever Do Right by Mahmoud Khalil?

Khalil is suing the government for false imprisonment and other harms. He should win—but will the courts let him?

Jul 15, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Superman the Immigrant Would Have Saved Texas

Superman the Immigrant Would Have Saved Texas Superman the Immigrant Would Have Saved Texas

In his weekly newsletter, Elie Mystal lambastes the Republicans’ shameful priorities—and their deadly consequences.

Jul 11, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli American Council National Summit at the Washington Hilton on September 19, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Trump’s California Stunt Is One More Step Toward Authoritarianism Trump’s California Stunt Is One More Step Toward Authoritarianism

Here we are, once again learning that the restraints Americans could rely upon in the past are fast disappearing.

Jul 11, 2025 / Karen J. Greenberg

Members of the International Association of Machinists walking the picket line on Friday, May 23, 2025. In Thornhill v. Alabama, the court held that picketing is an “indispensable” right.

Remembering Labor’s Constitutional Rights Remembering Labor’s Constitutional Rights

The Constitution, properly interpreted, protects workers. But the Trump administration isn’t going to enforce those protections unless labor fights for them.

Jul 10, 2025 / Jennifer Abruzzo and Jay Swanson

SCOTUS

SCOTUS SCOTUS

The key players in the corruption and destruction of the Supreme Court portrayed as vermin.

Jul 8, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

In this photo illustration, the age-restriction warning screen of the website PornHub is displayed on two digital screens.

Democrats Should Become the Pro-Porn Party Democrats Should Become the Pro-Porn Party

An immodest proposal.

Jul 2, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Associate Justice Samuel Alito poses for an official portrait.

Samuel Alito Takes Pride in Gay-Bashing Samuel Alito Takes Pride in Gay-Bashing

With his majority opinion in Mahmoud v. Taylor, Alito gave bigoted parents a big, fat kiss—and changed the nature of public education.

Jul 1, 2025 / Elie Mystal

This piece is an edited excerpt from Mohammed El-Kurd’s book Perfect Victims.

The Supreme Court Just Handed the States More Power to Gut Healthcare The Supreme Court Just Handed the States More Power to Gut Healthcare

The court’s ruling on Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic undermines the Medicaid program and puts reproductive health care in peril.

Jun 30, 2025 / Rachel Rebouché

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