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Resistance to Private Prisons Comes Amid Debate Over Immigrant Detention Policy
Controversy over immigration policy is shining an unwelcome spotlight on the private prison industry.
As the Far Right Goes Global, So Do Anti-BDS Bills
Israel’s staunchest global defenders are increasingly anti-Semites themselves.
Rejecting Politics of Fear, Marginalized Puerto Ricans Led the Uprising
Marginalized Puerto Ricans created a new visual language of protest to demand systemic change.
Two Nights of Debates, Zero Questions About Abortion
CNN's moderators failed to address reproductive rights, but some candidates brought it up on their own.
Presidential Venom Against the Media, Immigrants and “Traitors” Is Not New
Trump’s particular brand of xenophobia, racism and media hatred was seen almost exactly 100 years ago.
States Are Thwarting Cities’ Attempts to Govern Themselves
Blocking local democracy for the benefit of corporations has become common practice for state lawmakers.
The 2020 Candidates Are Ignoring Guantánamo
Perpetual war, Guantánamo and indefinite detention have become permanent features of U.S. foreign policy.
The Cheapest Way to Save the Planet Grows Like a Weed
The widespread cultivation of industrial hemp could be a cheap way to fight pollution.
Hong Kong Protesters, Chinese Workers Point the Way to New Internationalism
There are political impulses that China's government cannot contain, co-opt or absorb.
Presidential Debates Reflect All That Is Wrong With Dominant Media
The shallowness of the debates is designed to serve the financial interests of Big Media and its wealthy patrons.