Trump Has Appointed Some Major Corporate Cronies, but This FTC Stooge Might Beat Them All
Andrew Smith, the newly installed head of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, represented an array of miscreant companies.
Politics
The War on Immigrants
Calls to Abolish ICE Are Becoming More Mainstream. Is Washington Ready for the Conversation?
The movement to abolish ICE has found its footing on Capitol Hill, but many in Congress are resistant to dissolving the agency without viable alternatives.
Voices
With “Muslim Ban” Ruling, Trump’s White Supremacy Has Moved From the Campaign Trail to the Supreme Court
Donald Trump has not just moved the Overton window — he has smashed it to pieces.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Upset Sends Sobering Message to Democrats Reliant on Big Money: It Won't Save You
A politician with millions in the bank and the support of every local Democratic Party chair may be exposed as just a guy with a few rich friends.
The War on Immigrants
“No One Will Believe Baboon Complaints” — Racist Abuse in Immigration Detention on the Rise in Trump Era, Report Says
“Dehumanizing words go hand in hand with dehumanizing policies,” says a new report from Freedom for Immigrants.
Google and Facebook Are Quietly Fighting California’s Privacy Rights Initiative, Emails Reveal
Emails show how tech giants are negotiating for a compromise to avoid the prospect of California voters potentially ushering in the strongest privacy rules in the U.S.
In New York, Women Are Taking on the New York Machine. But EMILY’s List Is Staying on the Sidelines.
EMILY’s List has declined to challenge one of the most male-dominated machines left in modern politics: the Democratic Party of the state of New York.
Voices
Would You Serve a Cheeseburger to Sarah Huckabee Sanders? Where's Your Line in the Sand?
Whether or not you agree with the refusal to serve Trump officials, the United States is far less politically stable than any of us truly understand.
South Carolina Congressional Runoff Signals a Pro-Palestine Shift Among Democrats
Mal Hyman, a Democrat running for Congress in South Carolina's 7th District, has been unabashed in his support for Palestinian human rights.
The War on Immigrants
Debora Barrios-Vasquez Took Sanctuary in a Church Because ICE Separates Families Every Day
Sanctuary was an alternative to an impossible choice: dash her American son’s dreams of working for NASA, or allow herself to be deported without him.