The Spirit of St. Louis Is Broken
A historian looks at the Gateway City as a microcosm of how the grand Jeffersonian-democratic vision deteriorated into racism and rule by the rich.
The Indypendent
Ann Schneider
The senator and I are of the same generation. We both have humble Midwest roots. We both went to law school. But I’m backing Bernie.
Labor Conflict: With ‘Birth Strike’ Jenny Brown Tackles the Population Decline
It took more than a decade of litigation by feminist plaintiffs for Plan B, known as the “morning-after pill,”…
What if you had your own guaranteed income, six month’s paid maternal leave, free health care and government-subsidized daycare? …
A coalition of progressive state legislators and legal organizations is campaigning for legislation to repeal New York State’s “blindfold…
The Soviet Union’s Forgotten Feminist Revolution
“Down with autocracy” and “Down with war” read the banners of the March 8 (Feb. 17 in the Julian…
The Feds Are Not Our Friends: The Troubled History of Our ‘Nonpartisan’ FBI
Much ado has been made on both sides of the political aisle over the nonpartisan role the Federal Bureau…
Lynne Stewart Was Always Ready to Fight the Good Fight
Rutgers law school in Newark was known as The People's Electric Law School, the home of legendary Constitutional lawyer…
Len: A Lawyer in History By Seth Tobocman, Edited by Paul Buhle & Michael Steven Smith AK Press, 2016…
Abuse of Power: The NYPD Seeks to Prosecute Summons Cases
In February of this year a very unusual arrangement was made by the NYPD to have the authority to…
