The Woman Standing in the Way of the Privatization of Thousands of Jobs in Tennessee Was Just Fired
The battle in Tennessee pits the state’s GOP governor, Bill Haslam, against its public workers.
329 posts found for ‘campus protest’
New House Bill Would Empower Donald Trump to Punish U.S. Companies that Boycott Israel
“This is another blatant attempt to criminalize Americans’ right to boycott and potentially even more dangerous than previous attempts.”
Michigan State University Sent Nine “Undercover" Cops to Richard Spencer Protest — but It Says That’s Not Surveillance
An MSU spokesperson said a cop infiltrating a student group would constitute “undercover surveillance,” but an undercover cop attending a protest does not.
The American Machine: Police Torture to Drone Assassinations
Civil rights lawyer Flint Taylor, the ACLU’s Hina Shamsi, and artist Eli Valley are this week’s guests.
Politicians Campaign on Free Speech While Voting to Penalize Boycotts of Israel
Lawmakers around the country are demanding free speech with one hand, and passing so-called anti-BDS laws to punish boycotts of Israel with the other.
Deconstructed Podcast: How Bad Is the News? With Hasan Minhaj
Hasan Minhaj of “The Daily Show” joins host Mehdi Hasan to talk about comedy and free speech in the Trump era.
While the Media Panicked About Campus Leftists, the Far Right Surged
Two new reports examine the growing threat of far-right propaganda and violence.
Alabama’s Lynching Memorial and the Legacy of Racial Terror in the South
At the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, the historical link between lynching and the death penalty is hard to miss.
Yale University Under the Spotlight for Its Investment in Puerto Rican Debt
Yale’s endowment has hundreds of millions in the care of at least four hedge fund managers that carry Puerto Rican bonds among their investments.
Donald Trump and the Media Temple of BOOM!
Investigative journalist Michael Isikoff, economist Stephanie Kelton, educator Noriko Nakada, and journalist Sarah Jaffe are this week's guests.