Social Justice

Fighting Obama’s Deportation Policies Without Papers—and Without Fear

Fighting Obama’s Deportation Policies Without Papers—and Without Fear Fighting Obama’s Deportation Policies Without Papers—and Without Fear

Undocumented immigrants risk everything to reunite their families.

Apr 24, 2014 / JOMO

Will the Supreme Court Let Florida Drug-Test All Its Government Employees?

Will the Supreme Court Let Florida Drug-Test All Its Government Employees? Will the Supreme Court Let Florida Drug-Test All Its Government Employees?

What does a positive test mean when your economic fate hinges on the result? What kind of “discipline” is maintained by subjugating bodily privacy in the name of “public safety”?

Apr 18, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Not One More: Can These Hunger Strikers Stop Obama’s Deportations?

Not One More: Can These Hunger Strikers Stop Obama’s Deportations? Not One More: Can These Hunger Strikers Stop Obama’s Deportations?

For families torn apart, Obama’s failure to reform deportation procedures is a matter of life and death.

Apr 17, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Want to Expand Abortion Rights in Texas? Better Talk About Immigration, Too

Want to Expand Abortion Rights in Texas? Better Talk About Immigration, Too Want to Expand Abortion Rights in Texas? Better Talk About Immigration, Too

Winning on abortion rights means talking—and listening—to voters in a new way.

Apr 16, 2014 / Dani McClain

How UK Law Ties Immigrant Domestic Workers to Their Abusive Employers

How UK Law Ties Immigrant Domestic Workers to Their Abusive Employers How UK Law Ties Immigrant Domestic Workers to Their Abusive Employers

The UK seems keen on abandoning its most vulnerable workers to the rule of the master of the house.

Apr 4, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Can Soccer Save the Left?

Can Soccer Save the Left? Can Soccer Save the Left?

In the London neighborhood of Forest Gate, the spark of a soccer revolution is brewing.

Apr 2, 2014 / Mark Bergfeld

Q&A with Ryan Branagan of Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine

Q&A with Ryan Branagan of Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine Q&A with Ryan Branagan of Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine

Northeastern University's decision to suspend Northeastern's SJP provoked a response that spread outside the university's borders.

Apr 1, 2014 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien and StudentNation

The Court That Broke the Mob Celebrates a Birthday

The Court That Broke the Mob Celebrates a Birthday The Court That Broke the Mob Celebrates a Birthday

The cases that passed through Manhattan’s US Southern District court tell the history of post-World War II America.

Mar 24, 2014 / James D. Zirin

Economic Reform Is a Human Right

Economic Reform Is a Human Right Economic Reform Is a Human Right

International law can be a powerful advocacy tool for improving economic and social policy. 

Mar 13, 2014 / Radhika Balakrishnan and James Heintz

UNC Students Advocate for Garment Workers’ Rights

UNC Students Advocate for Garment Workers’ Rights UNC Students Advocate for Garment Workers’ Rights

Students at the University of North Carolina want to ensure workers who make UNC apparel operate under safe conditions.

Mar 11, 2014 / StudentNation / Alexandra Willcox and StudentNation

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