Cold as ICE: North Jersey Counties Rake in Millions from the Feds While Holding Immigrant Detainees in Subhuman Conditions
Shocking accounts from ICE detainees, local political corruption and the fight against it.
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In a 2019 campaign video, Bernie Sanders appeared hugging a crying single mother outside her hardscrabble trailer in the…
Black Advocates Unite to Overturn The Filibuster, a Jim Crow Relic
This arcane Senate rule was used to thwart civil rights legislation in the 20th Century. In 2021, we cannot allow a Republican minority to use it to block progress for communities of color.
Neera Tanden And The Three Lefts
The three lefts have a lot of overlap, but in moments of struggle they take different paths. Here’s why.
QAnon Recycles Anti-Semitic Imagery to Sell Hatred
This sprawling conspiracy theory rolls through America like a monstrous sticky ball, growing exponentially by pulling in the detritus of other conspiracy theories.
The Left is Positioned to Win More Under Biden Than Any President in Decades
The progressive grassroots is much stronger than it was 12 years ago when Obama took office. If it stays focused, it can make real progress in advancing its agenda.
Looking Back On The Indy’s Trump-Era Coverage
If Donald Trump did one good thing as president, it’s that he made almost everyone care more deeply about…
As Trump Leaves Office, Social Movements of the Right and Left Battle over the Future of America
These two movements are in no way morally or politically equivalent, but each has inspired thousands to set personal interests aside and engage in the struggle in the streets to advance their side in the fight.
The Trump Administration’s Parting Outrage Against Cuba
The last-minute designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terror will make it harder for the incoming Biden administration to lift sanctions and renormalize relations with the island nation.
Neoliberalism by Another Name: From Trump’s Putsch to Biden’s ‘Moderation’
The shocking scenes from Washington D. C. have reinforced the idea that what the country needs right now is to ‘heal’ and avoid the excesses of both the right and the left.