A Year After the Baltimore Uprising, the Real Work Is Just Beginning
As Baltimore goes to the polls, the city's activist community expects little from electoral politics.
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Bernie Sanders Would Now Outraise Clinton Almost 2-to-1 With Small Donor Matching Funds
If U.S. presidential campaigns had a system of public matching funds for small donors like New York City, Bernie Sanders would have raised about $175 million more than Hillary Clinton.
Donald Trump’s Appeal to White Nationalism
Donald Trump has a loyal following among white nationalists and the Ku Klux Klan.
With Donald Trump Looming, Should Dems Take a Huge Electability Gamble by Nominating Hillary Clinton?
The pundit consensus — which has been wrong about everything — is that Clinton is electable and Sanders is not. The data suggests the opposite is true.
In New York Gang Sweeps, Prosecutors Use Conspiracy Laws to Score Easy Convictions
Young men from New York’s housing projects are being aggressively prosecuted as gang members using conspiracy laws passed to fight organized crime.
Foreign Money Is Flowing Into U.S. Elections, Alito's Lying Lips Notwithstanding
An FEC commissioner argues that any direct, <em>Citizens United</em>-style political spending by publicly traded corporations may be illegal.
Daniel Berrigan, a Leader of Peaceful Opposition to Vietnam War, Inspired a Generation of Activists
At a funeral mass in New York City, Berrigan, who was jailed for destroying draft office files, was hailed as an enemy to both church and state during the Vietnam War era.
Former U.S. Diplomats Decry the U.S.-Backed Saudi War in Yemen
“A friend would counsel the Saudis that this is really not in their interest," said one former U.S. diplomat.
In Las Vegas, Embattled Forensic Experts Respond to Scandals and Flawed Convictions
At a recent convention in Las Vegas, forensic experts responded to charges that they have no scientific basis for their conclusions.
"Where to Invade Next" Is the Most Subversive Movie Michael Moore Has Ever Made
A new documentary from Moore coyly attacks the American idea that regular people are unreliable and need to be controlled by punitive laws and restrictive norms.