Law

On Hill and the Thomases: How Far Have We Come? On Hill and the Thomases: How Far Have We Come?

Anita Hill may not have stopped Clarence Thomas from being confirmed to the Supreme Court, but in the wake of her accusations, our culture changed. Or did it, really?

Oct 22, 2010 / Katha Pollitt

Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Problems, Then and Now

Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Problems, Then and Now Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Problems, Then and Now

Ginni Thomas called Anita Hill soon after the Times reported that Thomas's organization had accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in untraceable contributions. Did this accusat...

Oct 20, 2010 / Bruce Shapiro

Lawless Courts

Lawless Courts Lawless Courts

Immigration judges who flagrantly disregard the law are sheltered by a secretive system.

Oct 20, 2010 / Feature / Jacqueline Stevens

Commentary: Betsy Reed on Lou Dobbs’s Immigration Contradictions Commentary: Betsy Reed on Lou Dobbs’s Immigration Contradictions

All the attention given to Dobbs's hypocrisy risks obscuring the deeper lesson to learn from this case: that undocumented workers are so thoroughly woven into the fabric of our e...

Oct 19, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

Learning From Lou Dobbs’s Hypocrisy Learning From Lou Dobbs’s Hypocrisy

Fighting for the labor rights of undocumented workers will improve the working conditions for all Americans, argues Isabel Macdonald in the Guardian.

Oct 19, 2010 / Press Room

University Enrolls Illegal Immigrants University Enrolls Illegal Immigrants

Five undocumented immigrants joined the freshman class at the University of Pennsylvania this year.

Oct 18, 2010 / StudentNation / Anjali Tsui

Georgia Bans Undocumented Students From Top Schools Georgia Bans Undocumented Students From Top Schools

Georgia's decision to ban undocumented students from top state schools is part of a larger assault on Plyler vs. Doe, the decision that established the right to K-12 education fo...

Oct 18, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette

Indocumentados Trabajaron Para Dobbs Indocumentados Trabajaron Para Dobbs

Lou Dobbs regularmente arremetía contra los “empleadores de ilegales.” Sin embargo, el propio Dobbs utilizó mano de obra de indocumentados para qu...

Oct 18, 2010 / Isabel Macdonald

On Loving Queer Kids

On Loving Queer Kids On Loving Queer Kids

When faced with something so painful as gay teen suicide, it's easy to scapegoat child bullies.  It's hard to create a world that wants queer youth to live and thrive.

Oct 14, 2010 / Richard Kim

US Makes Gains for Human Rights in Geneva US Makes Gains for Human Rights in Geneva

A year after joining the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Obama administration is making an impact. But if Democrats lose control of Congress in November, a new round of i...

Oct 11, 2010 / Barbara Crossette

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