Rights and Democracy
Scott Walker’s Political Magic
In a mindboggling trick, some magicians levitate themselves. But remember, the key word in "magic trick" — is trick. And magicians aren’t the only ones performing. Scott Walker, for example, is quite the political trickster. This right-wing extremist became so...
All Aboard Trump’s Death Train
The Reduction of Muslim Americans
On August 31, Nazma Khanam, a 60-year-old Muslim woman, was stabbed to death while walking near her home in Queens. The culprit was charged with second degree murder and robbery. But Khanam's family believes the killing was a hate crime, noting that no personal...
The Supreme Court is on the Ballot for 2016
When voters go to the polls this November, they won't just be choosing the next president, they'll also be deciding the direction of the Supreme Court. The fate of our rights and liberties as Americans — everything from voting rights, to immigration, to reproductive...
The Deplorables
Kaepernick’s Patriotism
Burkini Ban
The Hidden Homeless Population
Most children in the United States spend their school days dreaming of their next birthday party or worrying whether they're popular enough. Not America's homeless youth. Students like Jamie Talley, who first became homeless at age 2, are thinking about how the...
America’s Racial Wealth Divide Is Nothing Short of Shocking
Most media coverage of racial injustice has understandably focused on our country’s unfair policing and criminal justice system. But to fully understand the current reality of racial inequality in America, we also need to take an honest look at our nation’s shocking...
Surveillance Isn’t Colorblind
During the 1960s, the FBI and NSA followed, wiretapped, and bugged Martin Luther King Jr. — all under the veil of proper legal process. Today, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security spy on Black Lives Matter activists under the guise of "counterterrorism" and...
