US lawmakers demand reforms to immigration officers’ use of tear gas and pepper spray
A ProPublica investigation found that scores of children were hurt by these chemicals during President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Lawmakers say the findings show more restrictions are needed.
What faith leaders bring to the resistance
Across the US, progressive clergy are seizing ground from Christian nationalists with testimony and liturgy that inspire and mobilize.
Despite court order, NYPD failed to properly monitor stop-and-frisks by aggressive unit
The department didn’t audit thousands of stops made by its Community Response Team, which has a history of unconstitutional policing and has drawn hundreds of civilian complaints.
Louisiana’s tough-on-crime policies stand to cost taxpayers millions more for years to come
The governor’s office has dismissed experts’ concerns that his criminal justice rollbacks could swell the prison population and plunge the state into financial disaster. We analyzed how his policies have already begun to impact the state.
The Key Difference Between a GOP and a Bernie Sanders Fundraiser
Unlike his GOP competitors who pander to multibillionaires, Bernie Sanders is the only major candidate who does not have a super PAC. This Democratic hopeful far from represents the interests of the billionaire class.
Mother’s Day pivots to peace
"No matter what you do it will never amount to anything but a single drop in a limitless ocean. What is an ocean but a multitude of drops.”
An Exciting Democracy Movement Arises in Chicago
“Reclaim Chicago,” a progressive, people-led democratic coalition, are attempting to reclaim their city. Corporate elites and corrupt politicians better beware of the power of thousands of grassroots Chicagoans.
Give me your tired, your poor…
The case for asylum in these less than United States.
IDF operation rescues 4 hostages amid deadly assault, over 200 Palestinians killed
Israeli forces conducted a large-scale rescue mission, freeing four hostages from Gaza while over 200 Palestinians, including children, were killed in the process.
Iran, the presidency-killer: Is Trump being carterized?
Trump may be imprisoned in his own Rose Garden, helpless before a new round of Iranian hostage-taking, as a Blue Tsunami swells to take down large numbers of Republican House and Senate candidates.