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What Happens When Local Police Get Involved in Immigration Enforcement?
Yesterday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions doubled down on the president’s promise to “cancel all federal funding to sanctuary…
Why Are White Americans Dying Off? Check These Charts
In 2015, Nobel economics laureate Angus Deaton and renowned economics professor Anne Case published a disturbing diagnosis for…
Jeff Sessions Announces Compliance Certification Requirement for DOJ Grants
In a move that’s sure to put sanctuary cities on notice, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Monday…
An Arkansas Inmate Is Set to Be Executed Due to a Legal Technicality
Marcel Williams is scheduled to die on April 24th, 2017. Williams was convicted in 1997 for the rape…
Undocumented Criminals Are Not the Enemy
Just because the government says someone’s a “bad hombre” doesn’t mean we should allow police to kidnap them.…
The State of the Union on Clean Tap Water
Some startling numbers, pulled from recent Pacific Standard stories. By Morgan Baskin A sign tells Flint, Michigan, residents…
Six Essential Reads in Honor of World Water Day
A reading list to inform our readers on the human element of the global water crisis — and inspire them to action.
Disabled Americans: Stop Murdering Us
I went to Washington, D.C., to mourn all the disabled people killed last year by their caregivers—and to join the fight to keep them from being forgotten.
Fear and Prejudice Drive Support for Anti-Muslim Policies
New research helps explain why rational debates about immigration and refugees are so difficult. By Tom Jacobs (Photo:…