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Welfare “Reform” Systematically Impoverishes People
Donald Trump is a horrible liar, but so was Bill Clinton when it came to welfare reform.
The First Step Act Opens the Door to Digital Incarceration
The First Step Act would increase the use of “digital prisons” — technologies that turn people's homes into jails.
Taiwanese Company Wants to Site Polluting Plastic Plant in Cancer Alley
A permit hearing for serial polluter Formosa turned into a referendum on environmental racism.
The Troubling Link Between Attacks on Immigrants and Labor Activists
The targeting of immigrants has almost always been tied to wider attacks on labor movements and civil liberties.
White Supremacy Apologists Are Having a Field Day
From the White House to The Times, white supremacists are running wild.
I Will Not Speak Kindly of the Dead. Bush Was Detestable.
Here are eight of the many reasons why, beneath the civility, George H.W. Bush was a detestable president.
Student Debt Must Become Part of the Battle Against Poverty
Liberation from student debt bondage needs to be part of the larger radical struggle for justice and equality.
Bush Sr.’s Ignored Legacy: War Crimes, Racism, Obstruction of Justice
Intercept columnist Mehdi Hasan discusses George H.W. Bush's record while in office.
Border Breakdown
Sure, it may LOOK like we just gassed families across an international border, but you have to see the whole picture.
Border Patrol Officer Who Shot Unarmed Teenager on Mexican Soil Is Acquitted
Investigative journalist John Carlos Frey discusses the case.