Race and Ethnicity

If You Want to Know the Truth About the Criminal-Justice System, Talk to This Private Investigator

If You Want to Know the Truth About the Criminal-Justice System, Talk to This Private Investigator If You Want to Know the Truth About the Criminal-Justice System, Talk to This Private Investigator

In this age of racial profiling, mandatory sentencing, and execution-by-cop, defending people is nearly impossible.

Aug 16, 2016 / Judith Coburn

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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

Voter ID North Carolina

North Carolina Won’t Stop Suppressing the Vote North Carolina Won’t Stop Suppressing the Vote

After courts restored a week of early voting, Republicans are now brazenly cutting early-voting hours.

Aug 16, 2016 / Ari Berman

Is Angela Corey the Cruelest Prosecutor in America?

Is Angela Corey the Cruelest Prosecutor in America? Is Angela Corey the Cruelest Prosecutor in America?

The woman who failed to convict Trayvon Martin’s killer is putting hundreds of kids in prison, and dozens of people on death row.

Aug 16, 2016 / Feature / Jessica Pishko

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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

Stand your ground laws

The ‘Ground’ in ‘Stand Your Ground’ Means Any Place a White Person Is Nervous The ‘Ground’ in ‘Stand Your Ground’ Means Any Place a White Person Is Nervous

It’s not just about property anymore.

Aug 15, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Vote Flag Texas

Courts Hand Down Smashing Victories for Voting Rights Courts Hand Down Smashing Victories for Voting Rights

These are significant wins, across six states—but 15 other states still have restrictions in place for the fall elections.

Aug 11, 2016 / The Editors

Racial Wealth Gap

The Average Black Family Would Need 228 Years to Build the Wealth of a White Family Today The Average Black Family Would Need 228 Years to Build the Wealth of a White Family Today

Just as past public policies created the racial wealth gap, current policy widens it.

Aug 8, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Ieshia Evans in Baton Rouge

A Tale of Two Pictures A Tale of Two Pictures

Black Lives Matter resists definition and is full of contradictions, but that’s where its power lies.

Aug 8, 2016 / Joshua Clover

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Undocumented Immigrants Can’t Vote, but They’re Still Making Their Voices Heard Undocumented Immigrants Can’t Vote, but They’re Still Making Their Voices Heard

Even without citizenship, undocumented immigrants have a big impact on our democracy.

Aug 8, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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