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In a World of Closed Borders, Deciding Who Deserves Asylum

In a World of Closed Borders, Deciding Who Deserves Asylum In a World of Closed Borders, Deciding Who Deserves Asylum

At Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, workers face few humane options.

Feb 9, 2017 / Feature / Jacob Kushner

Coretta KingCoretta Scott King and Jeff Sessions

The Silencing of Coretta Scott King Is an Act of Systemic Racism The Silencing of Coretta Scott King Is an Act of Systemic Racism

Elizabeth Warren wasn’t attacking Jeff Sessions’s character; she was using King’s observations to expose his support for racist policies.

Feb 8, 2017 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

The Last Supermarket Before Antarctica

The Last Supermarket Before Antarctica The Last Supermarket Before Antarctica

In southernmost Chilean Patagonia, the modern world has invaded the world’s end.

Feb 8, 2017 / Georgi Lazarevski

Underground Railroad And Slave Act

What the Fugitive Slave Act Teaches Us About How States Can Resist Oppressive Federal Power What the Fugitive Slave Act Teaches Us About How States Can Resist Oppressive Federal Power

The actions of attorneys general in California and other states have their antecedents in the fight against that draconian law.

Feb 8, 2017 / Eric Foner

Trump May

Theresa May Is Totally Crushing on Donald Trump Theresa May Is Totally Crushing on Donald Trump

Other European leaders: No thanks.

Feb 8, 2017 / Column / Gary Younge

Betsy Devos

Betsy DeVos Has Been Confirmed. Now the Fight Really Begins. Betsy DeVos Has Been Confirmed. Now the Fight Really Begins.

DeVos will have significant influence over how civil-rights protections for students are enforced, and how the for-profit college and student-loan industries are regulated. 

Feb 8, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter

Donald Trump

Did Trump Break the Law With His Executive Order on Regulations? Did Trump Break the Law With His Executive Order on Regulations?

A new lawsuit filed in DC makes the case.

Feb 8, 2017 / David Dayen

Congressional Progessive Caucus

It’s Time for the Congressional Progressive Caucus to Raise Its Game It’s Time for the Congressional Progressive Caucus to Raise Its Game

The CPC must move from being the conscience of the Democratic caucus to being its captain, from defining the alternative to defining the agenda.

Feb 8, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Ukrainian Tanks

Ukraine Revisited Ukraine Revisited

From the beginning of the crisis more than three years ago, false (or half-true) narratives have dominated US media accounts and policymaking.

Feb 8, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

mcconnell frown

The Final Shaming of Mitch McConnell The Final Shaming of Mitch McConnell

When he silenced Elizabeth Warren for criticizing Jeff Sessions, the majority leader disgraced himself and the “Party of Lincoln.”

Feb 8, 2017 / John Nichols

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