News Analysis

The Urban Areas Security Initiative appears to be a slush fund for surveillance of activists and police militarization.

These laws were invented not to protect Black lives but to allow the state to define the boundaries of legalized violence.

650 nonprofits were created in the South since the Citizens United ruling, and a number of these are tied to conservative mega-donors.

John Perkins dubbed his role an “economic hitman,” a person who helps multinational corporations prey on weaker nations.

Coral reefs all around the world are being directly effected by warming waters and acidification associated with changes in the climate.

Rents in cities and even in urban areas of less than 1 million have soared, exacerbating income inequality and disproportionately affecting racial minorities.

Victoria Collier and Ben Ptashnik examine election irregularities and what progressives can do about them.

Despite a nearly $600 billion military budget, congressional Republicans are demanding even more money for the Pentagon.

Gay bars are therapy for people who can't afford therapy; temples for people who lost their religion.

The June 7 primaries finally settled the Democratic nomination race, but Elizabeth Schulte explains why the outlines of the general election are already well in focus.