Politics

Neon sign reads "bail bonds."
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 25, 2018 4:38PM EDT

Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill to Dismantle Money Bail System

Bill supporter Color of Change: “When taxpayers foot the bill for needlessly locking up poor people before trial, the government is essentially subsidizing a racist, unnecessary and outright dangerous industry.”
Protesters outside. Brown woman in front wears red shirt, white and black sign behind her reads "No human is illegal. #DeportTrump."
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 25, 2018 1:31PM EDT

Department of Justice Instructs Agency Press Officers to Call Immigrants 'Illegal Aliens'

From the directive: “The word ‘undocumented’ is not based in U.S. code and should not be used to describe someone’s illegal presence in the country.” But the referenced code does not include the word “illegal,” either.
Kamala Harris. Brown woman with brown hair in black blazer with white embroidery and shirt and necklace holding white paper and black folder in front of gray wall
Sameer Rao  Jul 18, 2018 2:07PM EDT

Kamala Harris Examines 'The Truths We Hold' in New Book

The California Senator will detail her upbringing and core beliefs as they relate to her political work.
Barack Obama. Black man in tan suit in profile
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 17, 2018 8:25AM EDT

LIVESTREAM: Barack Obama Gives Speech on Legacy of Nelson Mandela

The former president is live from Johannesburg, South Africa to commemorate what would be Mandela’s 100th birthday.
Two people outside standing against a brown steel wall overlooking the construction of a concrete wall
catherine lizette gonzalez  Jul 16, 2018 12:21PM EDT

Book Q&A: How the Government Constructed An Anti-Immigrant Machine

In her new book, “We Built The Wall,” author Eileen Truax unravels how the United States’ economic and political interests stirred the violent conditions immigrants flee from and the policies that shut them out.
Protesters outside hold signs, including some that say, "Legal abortion saves lives," "Block Injustice Kavanaugh,"
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 10, 2018 3:27PM EDT

10 Advocates On Why Brett Kavanaugh Should Be Blocked From Supreme Court

“To each and every senator, we say: This is the civil rights vote of your career. We will be watching closely. Make no mistake—we are in the fight of our lives, and we hope you are prepared for battle.”
profile of a boy inside a vehicle cage
catherine lizette gonzalez  Jul 10, 2018 2:23PM EDT

READ: Immigrant Children Sent to Juvenile Detention Centers, Psychiatric Facilities

In a lawsuit filed against the federal government, immigrant youth say they are fighting violent and abusive conditions in juvenile detention centers and psychiatric facilities.
John Lewis. Black man holds small booklet with "The Constitution of the United States" on the front.
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 9, 2018 2:48PM EDT

An Education: Today Marks 150th Anniversary of 14th Amendment

As President Donald Trump prepares to announce his Supreme Court nominee, here’s why the amendment’s promise of “equal protection of the laws” still matters.
Ayana Byrd  Jul 9, 2018 1:15PM EDT

READ: Why Overturning Roe v. Wade Is An Assault On More Than Abortion Rights

Though women of color stand to be hardest hit, reproductive rights activist Nancy Northrup argues that overturning the law would negatively impact everyone living in America.
Legs covered in desert camo print, matching hats beside their tan boots
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 6, 2018 3:40PM EDT

Army Officials Are Discharging Immigrants

Thousands of immigrants were recruited via the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest program, which promised a path to American citizenship. Now dozens of immigrants say they have been discharged for no valid reason.
Brown child sits on ground coloring while wearing dark jeans, tan shoes and shirt in various shades of blue.
catherine lizette gonzalez  Jul 6, 2018 3:15PM EDT

Government to Test DNA of Nearly 3,000 Detained Migrant Children

The move comes on the heels of a federal court ruling that the Trump administration must end its practice of separating families and reunite children with their parents.
Brown people protest outside. One board cardboard sign reads, "I believe in affirmative action."
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 5, 2018 1:11PM EDT

Trump Administration Reverses Education Affirmative Action Policy

“This is a wholly political attack.”
Black-and-white image of Black and White men in suits surrounding White man sitting at a desk
Sameer Rao  Jul 2, 2018 2:45PM EDT

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Turns 54 Amid Threats to Justice

Read the act, which put in place protections against discrimination based on “race, color, religion, sex or national origin.”
A Black man stands looking up at wooden beams suspended from the ceiling
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 2, 2018 11:30AM EDT

ICYMI: 3 Black Senators Seek to Make Lynching a Federal Crime

Senator Kamala Harris: “Lynching is a dark, despicable part of our history, and we must acknowledge that, lest we repeat it.”
A Brown man holds up a sign that says "Right to work. We all lose."
Akiba Solomon  Jun 27, 2018 3:36PM EDT

Supreme Court Strikes a Blow Against Public Labor Unions With 'Janus v. AFSCME' Decision

The case addressed whether public-sector workers who refuse to join the union should have to pay “fair share” dues to support the union’s collective bargaining on behalf of all employees.
Anthony Kennedy and Neil Gorsuch. Two White men stand outside, one in a dark suit, the other in a black robe.
Kenrya Rankin  Jun 27, 2018 3:26PM EDT

Justice Anthony Kennedy Retires From Supreme Court

The departure of the swing voting justice could impact the make-up of the Supreme Court for decades.
catherine lizette gonzalez  Jun 27, 2018 3:02PM EDT

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Socialist Latina From the Bronx, Ousts 10-Term Representative

The Bronx-born and raised organizer is on track to represent her community in the House of Representatives—and become the youngest woman to ever serve in Congress.
Asian woman holds sign that reads, "Deport racism."
Kenrya Rankin  Jun 26, 2018 12:09PM EDT

Supreme Court Upholds 'Muslim Ban'

Advocates pledge to continue fighting the discriminatory ban, which denies nationals from several majority Muslim countries from entering the United States.
Black woman and man and White man look at grey sign in front of brown buildings
Sameer Rao  Jun 21, 2018 1:11PM EDT

ICYMI: Charleston Officially Apologizes for Role in Trade of Enslaved Africans

Nearly half of all Africans sold into bondage in the United States came through Charleston. The city council aimed to account for that history with a resolution passed on Juneteenth.
Brown young woman with two French braids wearing a maroon shirt holds a neon green sign that reads "Free the children."
Amanda Baran  Jun 21, 2018 11:22AM EDT

Why Trump's Move to 'Address' Border Separations Isn't a Victory [OPINION]

“For Trump to claim he is saddened by the family separation policy he created and to offer family detention as a benevolent act reeks of cynicism and hypocrisy.”