Does Homeland Security’s Tough New Screening Process Put Asylum Seekers at Risk? Does Homeland Security’s Tough New Screening Process Put Asylum Seekers at Risk?
A heightened credible fear standard would particularly impact immigrants who are detained at the border and subjected to “expedited removal."
Jun 3, 2014 / Michelle Chen
How We Learned That the Government Was Watching Us How We Learned That the Government Was Watching Us
Glenn Greenwald’s No Place to Hide chronicles the publication of secret NSA files that reshaped global conversations about government surveillance.
Jun 3, 2014 / Betty Medsger
Misogyny, Guns and Their Lethal Confluence Misogyny, Guns and Their Lethal Confluence
Unsurprisingly, men’s rights advocates learned nothing from the Isla Vista shooting.
Jun 3, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
The GOP Is Freaking Out Over the EPA’s Carbon Rules. Why Aren’t Power Companies? The GOP Is Freaking Out Over the EPA’s Carbon Rules. Why Aren’t Power Companies?
Not all energy interests are apoplectic about the EPA’s plan to limit carbon emissions from existing power plants.
Jun 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Inside the Working Families Party’s Deal With Governor Cuomo Inside the Working Families Party’s Deal With Governor Cuomo
Both the governor and the WFP went into the weekend needing something from the other. The governor walked away with what he wanted. The party got an IOU.
Jun 2, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
Want To Do Something About Climate Change? Stop Cove Point Want To Do Something About Climate Change? Stop Cove Point
After releasing a report that failed to take into account the full scope of the greenhouse gas emissions that would be triggered by the project, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commi...
Jun 2, 2014 / NationAction
In Meeting Putin, Obama Has an Opportunity to Push for a Ukraine Accord In Meeting Putin, Obama Has an Opportunity to Push for a Ukraine Accord
But it’s looking like the president’s Europe trip is all about NATO and “reassuring” America’s allies, who aren’t threatened.
Jun 2, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
At Last, US Border Agency Releases Critical Report of Deadly Force Practices At Last, US Border Agency Releases Critical Report of Deadly Force Practices
US Customs and Border Protection revised its use-of-force guidelines to comply with recommendations from an independent report.
Jun 2, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
$15! A Great Big Wage Hike in Seattle, a Great Big Movement Nationally $15! A Great Big Wage Hike in Seattle, a Great Big Movement Nationally
As a major city opts for a minimum wage that’s double the federal rate, what seemed an improbable goal gets very real.
Jun 2, 2014 / John Nichols
Since When Does Free Speech Require Students to Stay Quiet? Since When Does Free Speech Require Students to Stay Quiet?
Former UC-Berkeley chancellor Robert Birgeneau characterizes words as violent but shrugs his shoulders at the very real violence committed against his own students and faculty.
Jun 2, 2014 / StudentNation / Sam Warren and StudentNation