Five Things You Should Know About Immigration Reform Five Things You Should Know About Immigration Reform
All the rhetoric surrounding immigration reform tends to obscure some basic facts.
Feb 28, 2013 / Aura Bogado and Francis Reynolds
Ari Berman: Why Is the Voting Rights Act on the Chopping Block? Ari Berman: Why Is the Voting Rights Act on the Chopping Block?
Ari Berman appears on Washington Journal to debate the importance of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act—which is currently under review by the Supreme Court.
Feb 27, 2013 / Press Room
What Does Millions in Lobbying Money Buy? Five Congresspeople in the Pocket of the Private Prison Industry What Does Millions in Lobbying Money Buy? Five Congresspeople in the Pocket of the Private Prison Industry
Should these congresspeople really be making decisions on immigration reform when they've taken so much money from the corporations who stand to gain from stricter enforcement ...
Feb 27, 2013 / Lee Fang and Francis Reynolds
How Private Prisons Game the Immigration System How Private Prisons Game the Immigration System
With huge profits at stake, CCA and the Geo Group are pushing discreetly for enforcement-heavy immigration reform.
Feb 27, 2013 / Lee Fang
Rahm on the Ropes Rahm on the Ropes
New polling suggests Rahm Emanuel isn't playing in Chicago. Here's why—and why the national media should pay attention.
Feb 27, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Voters Send a Loud Anti-NRA Message Voters Send a Loud Anti-NRA Message
Robin Kelly's resounding victory in Illinois' special election for US House is a blow to pro-gun hawks nationwide.
Feb 27, 2013 / John Nichols
Handcuffing 7-Year-Olds Won’t Make Schools Safer Handcuffing 7-Year-Olds Won’t Make Schools Safer
After Newtown, policy-makers are making schools more like prisons—at the expense of those they should be protecting.
Feb 26, 2013 / Chase Madar
Another Ad Attacks McConnell on Gun Control Another Ad Attacks McConnell on Gun Control
A progressive group’s message reminds viewers that the Kentucky senator is taking money from the industry.
Feb 25, 2013 / George Zornick
Workers Cleaning Target Stores Threaten to Strike Workers Cleaning Target Stores Threaten to Strike
Janitors say they’re prepared to walk off the job to protest unsafe conditions and illegal retaliation.
Feb 22, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Political Corruption and Media Retribution in Spain and Greece Political Corruption and Media Retribution in Spain and Greece
What happens when the media report the crimes of the elite, amid the worst economic crisis in decades? They get threatened—sometimes with their lives.
Feb 21, 2013 / Andy Robinson