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In South Dakota, Officials Defied a Federal Judge and Took Indian Kids Away From Their Parents in Rigged Proceedings

In Rapid City, social workers and a judge were flagrantly violating the Indian Child Welfare Act.

By Stephen Pevar
February 22, 2017

President Trump Is Beginning to Build the Apparatus of Human Misery He Promised During the Campaign

Trump’s new immigration directives are an iron-fisted assault on sane immigration enforcement.

By Chris Rickerd
February 22, 2017

Racial Profiling Raises Its Ugly Head (Again): A Night in the Life of a Black Man in Milwaukee

We need to end racialized policing, so no one is pulled over because of the color of their skin.

By Caleb Roberts
February 22, 2017

We Must Rein in President Trump’s Spying Powers

Trump inherited surveillance powers used to spy on millions of Americans without a warrant — but some expire soon.

By Ashley Gorski
February 21, 2017

Trump Is Violating the Constitution

The president is supposed to serve the American people, not himself.

By David Cole
February 20, 2017

The 75th Anniversary of E.O. 9066 Is a Solemn Reminder to Fight Back Against the Trump Administration’s Fearmongering

Seventy-five years ago, FDR made one of the most disastrous decisions in American history.

By Dorothy M. Ehrlich
February 19, 2017

Women Directors Might Just Get the Hollywood Ending They Have Been Hoping For

The federal government and the major studios may be settling sex discrimination charges against women directors.

By Gillian Thomas, Melissa Goodman
February 18, 2017

Where Protests Flourish, Anti-Protest Bills Follow

State legislatures across the country are trying to crack down on protesters and make a mockery of the First Amendment.

By Lee Rowland, Vera Eidelman
February 17, 2017

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