The Georgia Legislature last night approved a bill that empowers local police to check the immigration status of any…
Fourteen States Weighing Bills Modeled After Arizona’s SB 1070
In Arizona’s state legislature, racial profiling is so 2010. It introduced a set of anti-immigrant bills last week that…
It’s the Final Hour for Congress to Support Jobless Workers
Millions of unemployed folks may receive the last installment of their jobless benefits this week if Congress fails to…
The Real Election Story is in the States—and It’s Not a Happy Tale
With all the attention on the Republicans’ surge in Congress this month, it’s easy to miss the arguably bigger…
Report: White Anxiety Fuels Anti-Immigrant Laws
In the shadows of Arizona’s constitutionally embattled immigration law, SB 1070, counties and cities have been crafting and passing…
NPR Investigation: Private Prison Companies Helped Write SB1070
Arizona’s draconian and constitutionally suspect anti-immigration law has garnered a great deal of public attention and sent a wave…
Government Snoops Use Facebook: The Only Question is, for What?
Everyone knows it’s wise to be careful about what they share on Facebook, that it’s generally unwise to post…
Advocates Prep for Next Round of Bruising Jobless Benefits Fight
Members of Congress are spending a lot of time talking sympathetically about unemployed people as they stump around their…
Study: Single Moms Crushed by Recession
A new report from NYU’s Women of Color Policy Network, “At Rope’s End,” offers a definitive examination of wealth…
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