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Criminalizing Immigrants Shouldn’t Be a Business Opportunity

Criminalizing Immigrants Shouldn’t Be a Business Opportunity Criminalizing Immigrants Shouldn’t Be a Business Opportunity

But the private prison company GEO Group is making huge profits locking up immigrants who are often guilty only of the crime of being undocumented.

Oct 23, 2013 / Jesse Lava and Sarah Solon

Amnesty, HRW Document Civilian Deaths in Drone Attacks

Amnesty, HRW Document Civilian Deaths in Drone Attacks Amnesty, HRW Document Civilian Deaths in Drone Attacks

And The New York Times reports that terror and panic grip broad populations in targeted areas.

Oct 23, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

History’s Sinkhole

History’s Sinkhole History’s Sinkhole

How did the US-Mexican border become the place where the American past chokes on itself?

Oct 22, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin

Jim Crow II

Jim Crow II Jim Crow II

A history of the fight for voting rights and the movement to restrict them once again.

Oct 22, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Ari Berman

Sinners

Sinners Sinners

Jia Zhangke’s Touch of Sin, Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, and other highs (and lows) from the New York Film Festival.

Oct 22, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Denise Levertov’s poetic communion with the world.

Oct 22, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko

Letters Letters

People’s pope? Well, half of them… going hungry in America… atom death toll numbers: too low… Thou swell, thou witty…

Oct 22, 2013 / Our Readers

Puzzle No. 3300 Puzzle No. 3300

And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.

Oct 22, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

How VAWA Could’ve Helped Daisy Coleman Get Justice

How VAWA Could’ve Helped Daisy Coleman Get Justice How VAWA Could’ve Helped Daisy Coleman Get Justice

Unfortunately, Justice Rehnquist’s conservative Supreme Court made sure it wouldn't.

Oct 22, 2013 / Jill Filipovic

Lhota Ramps Up Attacks on de Blasio Ahead of Second NYC Mayoral Debate

Lhota Ramps Up Attacks on de Blasio Ahead of Second NYC Mayoral Debate Lhota Ramps Up Attacks on de Blasio Ahead of Second NYC Mayoral Debate

Bill de Blasio and Joe Lhota try to find the right tone for their debate.

Oct 22, 2013 / Leslie Savan

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