Liberals and Feminists, Stop Enabling the Police State Liberals and Feminists, Stop Enabling the Police State
Sex, or the fear of it, has been almost as important in the construction of this nightmare as racism.
Sep 10, 2014 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Betrayed by Obama, Latino Activists Debate Boycotting the 2014 Midterms Betrayed by Obama, Latino Activists Debate Boycotting the 2014 Midterms
Authorities will continue to deport as many as 60,000 immigrants between now and the November elections.
Sep 10, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
WATCH: Are America’s Police Departments Waging a War on Black Bodies? WATCH: Are America’s Police Departments Waging a War on Black Bodies?
A town hall meeting on the aggressive policing of black bodies in America.
Sep 8, 2014 / The Nation
Will Congress Finally Put a Dent in the $4.3 Billion in Surplus Military Equipment Going to Police Departments? Will Congress Finally Put a Dent in the $4.3 Billion in Surplus Military Equipment Going to Police Departments?
Senator Claire McCaskill will convene a hearing on Tuesday before a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee.
Sep 8, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Why Immigration Reform Has to Go Hand-in-Hand With Stronger Labor Rights Why Immigration Reform Has to Go Hand-in-Hand With Stronger Labor Rights
The workers awaiting immigration reform need the ability to work legally, but they also need to be empowered at work.
Sep 8, 2014 / Michelle Chen
More Police Will Never Be a Solution to Black America’s Woes More Police Will Never Be a Solution to Black America’s Woes
Increased police presence won‘t make “bad kids” any better.
Sep 5, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
How the Government Created ‘Stop-and-Frisk for Latinos’ How the Government Created ‘Stop-and-Frisk for Latinos’
Indiscriminate stops and mobile fingerprinting in the Big Easy represent a frightening new frontier in immigration enforcement.
Sep 3, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Ferguson’s Anthem Ferguson’s Anthem
How “Fuck the Police” came to narrate the town’s humiliations and violations.
Sep 3, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover
Immigrant Rights Advocates Stage Civil Disobedience at the White House Immigrant Rights Advocates Stage Civil Disobedience at the White House
Immigrants and allies rallied in more than a dozen US cities on Thursday to ask President Obama to use his executive authority to stop deportations of undocumented workers and thei...
Aug 28, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Government Agrees to Reform Coercive ‘Voluntary Departure’ Process Government Agrees to Reform Coercive ‘Voluntary Departure’ Process
Some of the hundreds of thousands of Mexican immigrants who were expelled from the United States after signing voluntary departure forms may be allowed to return and seek legal sta...
Aug 27, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter