Law

J. Edgar Hoover

This Is Not the First Time the FBI Has Interfered With a Presidential Election This Is Not the First Time the FBI Has Interfered With a Presidential Election

Throughout his career, J. Edgar Hoover used the bureau to meddle in presidential politics and secure his own power.

Oct 31, 2016 / Jeff Kisseloff

Prison Barbed Wire

ICE Plans to Reopen the Very Same Private Prison the Feds Just Closed ICE Plans to Reopen the Very Same Private Prison the Feds Just Closed

Advocates cheered when the Justice Department began shuttering its private prisons. But immigration officials saw an opportunity.

Oct 27, 2016 / Seth Freed Wessler

Dakota Pipeline police

Militarized Police Are Cracking Down on Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters Militarized Police Are Cracking Down on Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters

As police prepare to clear a camp set up in the pipeline's path, human-rights groups are concerned about abuses by law enforcement. 

Oct 26, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Formerly incarcerated New Yorkers rally with VOCAL to ban the box outside City Hall.

Did SUNY Ban the Box? Or Just Move It? Did SUNY Ban the Box? Or Just Move It?

It is hard to avoid the conclusion that the box has simply been moved further down the line.

Oct 25, 2016 / StudentNation / William G. Martin

Iran Contra Affair

Iran/Contra Was the Prototype for Post-Vietnam Imperial Adventure Iran/Contra Was the Prototype for Post-Vietnam Imperial Adventure

On the 30th anniversary, we can see that it was an ideological project, with the New Right reasserting the righteousness of militarism and markets.

Oct 25, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Segregation Begins in Pre-K

Segregation Begins in Pre-K Segregation Begins in Pre-K

New York City’s lauded universal pre-K program has a problem when it comes to diversity in the classroom.

Oct 25, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

Gun Violence – Philadelphia

America’s Refusal to Control Firearms Is Killing Teens at an Absurd Rate America’s Refusal to Control Firearms Is Killing Teens at an Absurd Rate

And no, most gun deaths aren’t “gang related.”

Oct 24, 2016 / Gary Younge

What I Really Told Project Veritas’s So-Called Reporters

What I Really Told Project Veritas’s So-Called Reporters What I Really Told Project Veritas’s So-Called Reporters

In real life, I was discussing direct-action-protest ideas, not voter fraud. And yes, I’m still ready to fight for my community.

Oct 21, 2016 / Cesar Vargas

Getting a Birth Certificate For a US Citizen Should Be Easy. If You’re an Immigrant Mother, It’s Not.

Getting a Birth Certificate For a US Citizen Should Be Easy. If You’re an Immigrant Mother, It’s Not. Getting a Birth Certificate For a US Citizen Should Be Easy. If You’re an Immigrant Mother, It’s Not.

Who knew verifying citizenship could be so difficult?

Oct 21, 2016 / The Nation

Richard Emery

The Agency Designed to Protect Civilians From the Police Actually Protects Police From Civilians The Agency Designed to Protect Civilians From the Police Actually Protects Police From Civilians

The CCRB, it seems, was an agency doomed to uselessness from the start.

Oct 20, 2016 / Hélène Barthélemy

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