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Trump’s Plan to Deny Green Cards to People on Medicaid or Food Stamps Is a Full-Blown Attack on the Immigrant Poor
Trump is creating an impossible choice between getting help and legal residency — his administration's latest tool of ethnic cleansing.
So You Want to Use the 25th Amendment to Get Rid of Donald Trump? Here Are the Hurdles to Removing a Mentally Impaired President.
The Constitution offers few clues on how to evict a president who seems unhinged, yet retains the backing of his own enabling political party.
Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 11/9” Aims Not at Trump But at Those Who Created the Conditions That Led to His Rise
Moore's new film will surprise, please, disturb, disgust and anger everyone - for different reasons - and that's what makes it so worthwhile.
There's Nothing Natural About Puerto Rico's Disaster
Honoring the victims of Hurricane Maria begins with telling the truth. Long before that storm, Puerto Rico was a textbook example of disaster capitalism.
The Best Evidence That the NFL Effectively Banned Colin Kaepernick? His Name Is Eric Reid.
Eric Reid was the first NFL player to join Colin Kaepernick in his anthem protest. He can't get a job in the NFL this season.
McDonald’s Workers Are Striking Against Sexual Harassment — Tying #MeToo to Their Labor Struggle
The McDonald's workers' strike will be the first nationwide strike specifically targeting sexual harassment in the workplace.
Time to Kill the Zombie Argument: Another Study Shows Trump Won Because of Racial Anxieties — Not Economic Distress
Three previous studies found a link between cultural anxiety and Trump voters. Now a fourth, from the Voter Study Group, finds the same connections.
The Aftermath of Botham Jean's Killing Shows Why We Need to Cope With the Community Trauma of Police Brutality
The mental health effects of police brutality on whole communities needs to be something we talk about and reckon with.
Why We Should Be Protesting the National Anthem
Athletes are always forced to disclaim that they're not protesting the national anthem — but we should be.