What You Need to Know As Prop 8 Hits the Supreme Court What You Need to Know As Prop 8 Hits the Supreme Court
Hollingsworth v. Perry is the first gay marriage case ever argued before the Court. What’s it going to take for advocates of equality to win?
Mar 25, 2013 / Nan D. Hunter
Life, Death and Accountability in Anaheim Life, Death and Accountability in Anaheim
Another white officer is absolved in the killing of an unarmed Latino man.
Mar 22, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (3/22/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (3/22/13)
This week, the drone debate continues, punctuated only by the tenth anniversary of another US power-play. Meanwhile, the Church got a new pope! And a Canadian immigration raid got ...
Mar 21, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Rethinking Israel-Palestine: Beyond Bantustans, Beyond Reservations Rethinking Israel-Palestine: Beyond Bantustans, Beyond Reservations
A just solution to the conflict—whether it results in one state or two—would dismantle those institutions that privilege any ethnic, religious or national group.
Mar 21, 2013 / Noura Erakat
Greg Kaufmann: What’s Next for the Anti-Poverty Contract? Greg Kaufmann: What’s Next for the Anti-Poverty Contract?
Tens of millions of Americans can rise out of extreme poverty—if policy-makers respond to a growing national movement.
Mar 20, 2013 / Press Room
Josh Eidelson: Will Justice Be Served for McDonald’s Guest Workers? Josh Eidelson: Will Justice Be Served for McDonald’s Guest Workers?
The US’s guest worker program is riddled with holes—and abuse. Just ask McDonald’s workers on “cultural exchange.”
Mar 18, 2013 / Press Room
American Employment Winter: Beware Reports of Spring American Employment Winter: Beware Reports of Spring
The numbers on job creation and unemployment are not as positive as they first appear—just watch American Winter.
Mar 18, 2013 / Laura Flanders
This Week in Poverty: SEIU Hospital Workers Strike for Affordable Healthcare This Week in Poverty: SEIU Hospital Workers Strike for Affordable Healthcare
A nonprofit, Catholic healthcare giant makes hundreds of millions in profits, raises the salaries of corporate executives and asks workers earning $31,000 a year to pay a $3,100 de...
Mar 18, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
A Day in Immigration Court A Day in Immigration Court
Undocumented immigrant activists have protested on the street and infiltrated detention centers. Their next stop? Courtrooms.
Mar 15, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Dispatches From the US Student Movement: March 15 Dispatches From the US Student Movement: March 15
Across the country, universities are breaking their promises—on affordability, diversity and protection against rape. What do students have to say about it?
Mar 15, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation