ICE Is Still Deporting Asylum Seekers ICE Is Still Deporting Asylum Seekers
A lawsuit against the federal government shows how asylum-seeking families from Central America are being targeted through raids.
Aug 17, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Phony Populism of Donald Trump The Phony Populism of Donald Trump
Defeating Trump means unapologetically embracing the progressive populism needed to move the country forward.
Aug 16, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
India’s New Child-Labor Loophole India’s New Child-Labor Loophole
India’s new child-labor bill is a cause for celebration for the bosses, not children and human-rights advocates.
Aug 15, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Other Olympic Village Continues to Resist Displacement The Other Olympic Village Continues to Resist Displacement
Messages of resilience sprang up as quickly as the cookie-cutter homes Rio built for the favela’s remaining citizens.
Aug 12, 2016 / Dave Zirin
80 Percent of Patents Belong Solely to Men 80 Percent of Patents Belong Solely to Men
Female inventors are claiming only a tiny sliver of patents, reflecting a gender bias in technological and scientific invention.
Aug 12, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Asking for a Friend: Should I Put Up a Black Lives Matter Sign in Our Lily-White Neighborhood? Asking for a Friend: Should I Put Up a Black Lives Matter Sign in Our Lily-White Neighborhood?
And another inquirer could move into the middle class by buying a house—but not without gentrifying.
Aug 12, 2016 / Liza Featherstone
Welcome to Sunny Barcelona, Where the Government Is Embracing Coops, Citizen Activism, and Solar Energy Welcome to Sunny Barcelona, Where the Government Is Embracing Coops, Citizen Activism, and Solar Energy
The city that resisted Franco is looking to its radical past to build a progressive future.
Aug 11, 2016 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
Letters From the August 29-September 5, 2016, Issue Letters From the August 29-September 5, 2016, Issue
Each one teach one…
Aug 11, 2016 / Our Readers and George Joseph
Olympic Joy in the Face of Erasure Olympic Joy in the Face of Erasure
On the mat, Rafaela Silva won for her marginalized favela. In the streets, activists are winning the right to protest.
Aug 10, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Chemical Burns, Frostbite, Broken Bones—All for Cheap Chicken Chemical Burns, Frostbite, Broken Bones—All for Cheap Chicken
The workers who put poultry on your table are subject to horrible conditions on the job.
Aug 10, 2016 / Michelle Chen