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Gov. Jerry Brown’s Draft “Sanctuary” Bill Creates New Routes For ICE in California
SB 54 only applies to state law enforcement agencies — a flexible enough term that wiggle room can be created for new means of cooperation. The …
ImmigrationHarvey Didn’t Come Out of the Blue. Now Is The Time to Talk About Climate Change.
Now is exactly the time to talk about climate change, and all the other systemic injustices — from racial profiling to economic austerity — that turn …
ClimateAre Texas Shelters Safe for Undocumented Immigrants?
Houston is reeling from Hurricane Harvey. Houses on the Texas Gulf Coast were devastated over the weekend, and tens of thousands of people fled their …
ImmigrationAs Harvey Batters Houston, Donald Trump Is Focused Like a Laser Beam on His Twitter Feed
As Hurricane Harvey battered the Gulf Coast, and floodwaters inundated Houston, pushing emergency responders to the brink, the nation’s president was …
Donald TrumpTrump Threatens Funding for California Cops over “Sanctuary State” Bill. Maybe That’s a Good Thing.
A bruising fight over federal police funding is taking center stage in the battle over whether California will become the nation’s first “sanctuary …
ImmigrationCalifornia Sheriffs Use Bare-Knuckle Tactics Against “Sanctuary State” Proposal
Earlier this year, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones invited Immigrations and Custom Enforcement chief Thomas Homan to a community forum. The …
ImmigrationHit App Sarahah Quietly Uploads Your Address Book
Sarahah, a new app that lets people sign up to receive anonymized, candid messages, has been surging in popularity; somewhere north of 18 million …
PrivacyEntire Families Are Being Killed by U.S. Airstrikes in Raqqa, Syria
Civilians have few escape routes from Raqqa, but some try to make it out via boat, across the Euphrates River. The U.S. military has dropped leaflets …
Islamic State (ISIS)TigerSwan Responded to Pipeline Vandalism by Launching Multistate Dragnet
When the largest Dakota Access Pipeline resistance camp in North Dakota was forcibly shut down in February, the work of TigerSwan, the private …
Dakota Access PipelineAs Hurricane Harvey Approaches, Trump Appoints Deputy Chief of Staff Who Failed to Prepare for Katrina
Hurricane Harvey, a storm expected to bring catastrophic flooding to Texas, could be the first major disaster under the watch of President Donald …
FailedMark Lilla’s Book Criticizes Identity Politics, but Falls Short on Proposing an Alternative
Shortly after the 2016 election, Columbia University historian Mark Lilla published an op-ed in The New York Times lamenting that “American …
FascismBorder Patrol Checkpoints in Texas Will Stay Open as Hurricane Evacuation is Underway
In the past, the Border Patrol has closed checkpoints during evacuations. Ahead of Hurricane Isaac in 2012, which came ashore in Louisiana, the Obama …
ImmigrationNorth Korea Keeps Saying it Might Give Up its Nuclear Weapons — But Most News Outlets Won’t Tell You That
The current phase of the decades-long U.S.-North Korea standoff began this past July 4, when North Korea launched its first genuine intercontinental …
North KoreaEven WikiLeaks Haters Shouldn’t Want it Labeled a “Hostile Intelligence Agency”
It used to be easy to cheer on WikiLeaks. But since 2010, many (myself included) have watched with dismay as WikiLeaks slid from the outlet …
National Security Agency (NSA)Video: How White Nationalism Became Normal Online
One of the most shocking images from the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 11 was the spectacle of several hundred young …
RacismEsfera de influencia: Cómo los libertarians estadounidenses están reinventando la política de América Latina
Para Alejandro Chafuen, la reunión celebrada esta primavera en The Brick Hotel de Buenos Aires fue una mezcla de regreso a casa y festejo triunfal. …
Trump Administration Can Sift Through User Data of Inauguration Protest Website, Judge Rules
Defying First Amendment concerns, a judge in a Washington, D.C., trial court has upheld a controversial search warrant that would allow the …
PrivacyTrump Labor Department Announces It will Honor Ronald Reagan, the Man who Broke American Labor
Every year the Department of Labor posthumously honors Americans “whose distinctive contributions to the field of labor have enhanced the quality of …
Ronald ReaganI Asked the U.S. Military for Its Leaflets About Joseph Kony. It Sidestepped the Request, Then Burned Them.
“Joseph Kony Est Mort,” reads a leaflet bearing the murderous Central African warlord’s visage and the message, in French, that he has died.<p>Over the …
WarNew Bill Would Force Arrested Protesters to Pay Police Overtime, Other Fees
A new bill introduced by seven Pennsylvania Republican state lawmakers could force protesters arrested at demonstrations to pay for police overtime …
InjusticePopulist Challenger Stuns In Birmingham Mayoral Election, Will Go To Runoff
The South is not a place known for its radical politics.<p>Statewide, the region is dominated by right-wing Republicans. The Democratic Party is …
Bernie SandersMan Waving “Blacks for Trump” Sign at President’s Rally has Bizarre Beliefs about Race War
Perfectly positioned in the crowd behind Donald Trump in Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday night, as the president falsely claimed that he had not defended …
RacismTrump’s Inability To Hit His Own Deadlines is Becoming Darkly Comical
This week, President Donald Trump announced an increase in troops in Afghanistan without giving the precise number that will be sent there or what …
United StatesBoston Police Protected Far-Right Rally-Goers, Clashed with Black Counterprotesters
“It’s unbelievable that this many police officers came here to protect them,” Ashley Lloyd said. “They’re not protecting us.”<p>Lloyd, a Boston …
PolicingHistoric Settlement Reached on Behalf of CIA Torture Victims
Two victims of the CIA’s torture program have reached a historic legal settlement with the contract psychologists who designed and helped implement …
Rights & FreedomsThe U.S. Spy Hub in the Heart of Australia
A short drive south of Alice Springs, the second largest population center in Australia’s Northern Territory, there is a high-security compound, …
North KoreaThe Taliban Tried to Surrender and the U.S. Rebuffed Them. Now Here We Are.
Did you know that shortly after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan, the Taliban tried to surrender?<p>For centuries in Afghanistan, when a rival force had …
United StatesTexas Seeks Trump’s Help to Defund Planned Parenthood. If Successful, Other States Could Follow.
In January 2015, Aubrey Reinhardt came to an important conclusion: It was time to get on birth control.<p>The 20-year-old Texas Tech University senior …
Health CareSyrian Civilians Brace for Humanitarian Disaster in a Final Confrontation Between Assad and Jihadists
Six years after revolt first broke out in cities and villages across Syria, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad has rolled back the fractious …
SyriaDonald Trump’s New Afghanistan Plan Promises More Killing — And Little Else
President Donald Trump was set to announce an escalation of 4,000 troops in Afghanistan during a primetime address Monday night, where he planned to …
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