Politics

A protestor holds up a yellow sign captioned "End the Raids! End the deportations."
Akiba Solomon  Jul 12, 2019 4:49PM EDT

Tools of War: Share This List Before the ICE Raids Start

Starting on Sunday, Homeland Security will begin raiding the homes and workplaces of some 2,000 people who remain in the country despite deportation orders. Here, tools for making it through. 
A demonstrator holds up a hand drawn sign of an immigration cage with the caption "Trump's new hotels."
Christina Fialho, Liz Martinez  Jul 10, 2019 2:33PM EDT

In Immigration Lockups, Hate Speech Means More Than Just Words [Op-Ed]

Freedom for Immigrants has documented some 800 incidents of hate and bias by guards against people in ICE detention. In many cases, verbal abuse led to physical and sexual assault, denial of medical services, retaliatory use of solitary confinement and denial of visits.
hazy New York City skyline
Ayana Byrd  Jul 10, 2019 1:14PM EDT

Trump's Claim That Nation's Air Has Never Been Cleaner Disproved By His EPA

Pollution is actually up since President Barack Obama left office.
Ilhan Omar and Dean Phillips on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Ayana Byrd  Jul 9, 2019 3:27PM EDT

Activists, Doctors and Politicians Stand Up in Support of Affordable Care Act

As a federal appeals court decides the fate of the nation’s health care policy, folks are fighting back.
Blue and white sign that reads Department of Motor Vehicles State of California
Shani Saxon  Jul 8, 2019 5:27PM EDT

ICE, FBI Scanning Millions of Driver's License Photos

The federal agencies are using facial recognition software in a largely unauthorized practice that experts say disproportionately subjects people of color to “heightened danger of misidentification and false arrests.”
2020 Census Protest. Outside of the Supreme Court, protestors hold up signs reading, "Count me in."
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Jul 3, 2019 3:20PM EDT

UPDATE: 2020 Census Started Printing, Sans Citizenship Question, But Trump Administration Won't Let It Go

While the Department of Commerce confirmed it had conceded on the question, Trump—via tweet—and later officials, in a federal court, claimed they are looking for ways around the Supreme Court decision that found the citizenship question unconstitutional.
A little girl in blue rain boots stands outside of a red, white and blue voting booth
Malaika Jabali  Jun 28, 2019 5:21PM EDT

Despite the SCOTUS' Trash Gerrymandering Decision, All Is Not Lost

The Supreme Court ruled that federal courts can’t intervene in cases where political parties blatantly manipulate district maps to their advantage. But there are alternatives to fight partisan gerrymandering.
Three Native American men from the Sioux Tribe wearing Ghost Dance costumes.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Jun 26, 2019 5:30PM EDT

Bill Seeks to Rescind Medals Awarded Following Wounded Knee Massacre

“The Medal of Honor is the highest decoration that can be awarded to a U.S. military service member, and it should not be used to legitimize the massacre of innocent civilians.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Abby Finkenauer and Sharice Davids. Diverse group of women standing side-by-side.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Jun 25, 2019 2:00PM EDT

New Report Says Women of Color Are Immensely Electable

Reflective Democracy Campaign finds that women of color who run for office are winning their races and “driving steady progress for all people of color.”
Sheila Jackson Lee. Black woman with goddess braid crown in yelow jacket with black and white details sits behind a microphone.
Kenrya Rankin  Jun 19, 2019 12:03PM EDT

LIVESTREAM: House Hearing on Reparations

The House Committee on the Judiciary hears testimony on the path to restorative justice for Black people in America.
a number of protest signs supporting abortion rights
Ayana Byrd  Jun 17, 2019 3:11PM EDT

NYC Funds Abortions For People From States With Restrictive Bans

It is the first time a city has used its budget to step into the national abortion battle.
New York State Capitol Building
Ayana Byrd  Jun 12, 2019 12:59PM EDT

New York State Prepares to Decriminalize Sex Work

A new bill aims to protect sex workers, particularly immigrant and trans workers of color.
Man wearing purple baseball cap, black jacket and red and blue shirt stands behind a podium and is surrounded by House democrats.
Shani Saxon  Jun 5, 2019 2:32PM EDT

House Passes Bill to Provide Pathway to Citizenship for Immigrants

If signed into law, the American Dream and Promise Act would offer a path to citizenship for more than 2 million “Dreamers” who were brought to the United States as children.
Three black women two of whom are wearing sunglasses one of whom is wearing glasses cheer at a rally
catherine lizette gonzalez  May 29, 2019 7:39AM EDT

Black Census Project Reveals Electorate's Concerns—and Power

More than half of the 30,000+ survey participants said that politicians do not care about them or their interests.
Harriet Tubman. Black and white photo of a Black woman in a dark-colored dress with a white bow at the next and metal buttons down the center.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  May 23, 2019 12:50PM EDT

Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Delayed

Treasury Secretary confirms that the note will not be updated until the current White House occupant leaves office.
Sybrina Fulton 2019. Black woman with long straight hair wearing purple jacket in front of campaign ads.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  May 21, 2019 2:51PM EDT

Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin's Mother, Runs for Office

The activist who gave voice to grieving parents after losing her son to gun violence is running for Miami-Dade county commissioner.
Roger Smitherman of Alabama state senate at a podium
Ayana Byrd  May 15, 2019 1:41PM EDT

Alabama Passes Bill That Effectively Bans Abortion

The nation’s most restrictive law was drafted with the hope that it will lead to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
Baby in stroller waits as midterm election voters cast their ballots at Atlanta, Georgia's Grady High School polling station on November 6, 2018.
Shani Saxon  May 2, 2019 5:01PM EDT

New Report Shows Historic Turnout Despite Voter Suppression in 2018 Midterms

More than 122 million people cast a ballot, according to findings from Pew Research Center.
A Black man on the left with a Black woman at a podium next to him with a black background.
Tiarra Mukherjee  Apr 26, 2019 5:35PM EDT

MSNBC Special Tackles Race and Politics as Election Season Heats Up

Hosted by Reverend Al Sharpton, “Not Just Black and White: Race and the 2020 Election” will feature an interview with Stacey Abrams and 13 of the people running for president.
A Latinx woman with long hair holds a microphone against a black backgtound, side view.
Tiarra Mukherjee  Apr 24, 2019 12:30PM EDT

WATCH: New Doc Takes You Behind Scenes of AOC's Campaign

Netflix documentary “Knock Down the House” follows the grassroots campaigns of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and three other women who ran for Congress in 2018.