Muslim Women Are Having Their Hijabs Torn Off by Police All Over America Muslim Women Are Having Their Hijabs Torn Off by Police All Over America
Women across the country are having their civil rights blatantly violated while in police custody.
Jun 24, 2024 / Saliha Bayrak
The Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., 1928–2024 The Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., 1928–2024
The “greatest teacher of nonviolence in America” was a mentor to generations of activists, from Martin Luther King Jr. to today’s union organizers and immigrant rights campaigners...
Jun 13, 2024 / Obituary / Peter Dreier
The Supreme Court Could Make Encampment Sweeps Even More Dangerous The Supreme Court Could Make Encampment Sweeps Even More Dangerous
Unhoused people face significant health risks from encampment sweeps. Grants Pass v. Johnson threatens to make them much more common.
Jun 10, 2024 / StudentNation / Maggie Grether
Prison Violence at Green Haven Correctional Facility Prison Violence at Green Haven Correctional Facility
Brutality out of sight… out of mind?
Jun 5, 2024 / OppArt / Hector Manuel Rodriguez
The Israeli Injustice Complex The Israeli Injustice Complex
How the military courts serve as one of Israel’s most effective and secretive weapons.
Jun 4, 2024 / Martin Garbus
How to Build a Homeland Security Campus How to Build a Homeland Security Campus
An all-American pastime.
May 31, 2024 / Michael Gould-Wartofsky
The NYCLU Sues to Overturn a Landmark Sex Offender Law The NYCLU Sues to Overturn a Landmark Sex Offender Law
Advocates charge that New York’s restrictions for sex-offense registrants are “vague, expansive, and unnecessary.” On Tuesday, they filed a federal lawsuit to strike them down.
May 28, 2024 / Chris Gelardi and Sam Mellins
The Work of Abolishing Prisons: A Q&A With Rachel Herzing and Justin Piché The Work of Abolishing Prisons: A Q&A With Rachel Herzing and Justin Piché
A conversation with Rachel Herzing and Justin Piché about their new book, How to Abolish Prisons: Lessons from the Movement Against Imprisonment.
May 9, 2024 / Q&A / Victoria Law
When Will There Be Justice for the Survivors of Abu Ghraib? When Will There Be Justice for the Survivors of Abu Ghraib?
Twenty years later, the unforgettable images of torture at Abu Ghraib serve as a continuous reminder of the nature of American brutality in the War on Terror that has not ended.
May 7, 2024 / Maha Hilal
Does Donald Trump Want to Go to Jail? Does Donald Trump Want to Go to Jail?
I know, he’s a big man-baby and he’d hate even a minute of it. But his martyr complex could overcome his cowardice.
May 6, 2024 / Joan Walsh