The Lavender Scare never really ended. Trump is just running the old playbook.
The Trump administration’s attacks on transgender Americans echo the Lavender Scare of the Cold War–era, when thousands of federal workers…
Doxxed, Fired, Deported: The pro-Israel groups built to destroy anyone who criticizes Israel
An ecosystem of pro-Israel groups — Canary Mission, StopAntisemitism, and Betar US — has built a machinery of doxxing, firings,…
Red States Build Lists of Trans People — Criminal Penalties Coming Next
Kansas, Indiana, Texas, and Tennessee are creating lists of transgender residents while a record-breaking 645 anti-trans bills move through state…
Chicago ICE Raid Survivors Share What Happened That Night: Dog Bites, Zip-Tied Kids, and a Black Hawk Helicopter
Seventeen people detained in Chicago’s September 30 ICE raid have filed $90 million in claims against DHS, ICE, the FBI,…
Watch: Rep. Justin Pearson’s Speech Refusing to Bow as Tennessee GOP Erases Memphis’s Black Congressional District
With passion and a powerful tone, he called the vote a “political lynching” that set Tennessee back 150 years. Watch…
Scholars Studied 150 Years of Concentration Camp Systems. Conclusion: ICE Detention Now Meets Criteria
Two political scientists who built a dataset of 150 concentration camp systems since 1896 conclude that the U.S. ICE detention…
“Get the Hell Out”: Trump’s Speech at The Villages was Profane: Targets Ilhan Omar, Mocks Trans Athletes, Defends Iran War
The Villages in Florida: Trump’s first public speech since the WHCA shooting devolved into a 94-minute attack on Rep. Ilhan…
Supreme Court Killed Voting Rights Act, Black Representation
Garrison Hayes spoke with colleagues Ari Berman and Pema Levy about the Supreme Court, the Voting Rights Act, Black representation,…
Texas is Building a Pipeline of Exclusion — Stripping Immigrants of the Right to Drive, Work, and Go to School
The Texas GOP has enacted sweeping regulatory changes outside the legislative process, stripping undocumented immigrants, refugees, and DACA recipients of…
Trump’s Legal Team is Citing White Supremacists to Kill Birthright Citizenship. Yes, Really.
The Trump administration is citing a White Supremacist’s arguments in its Supreme Court push to end birthright citizenship — the…
Meet the New Leader Coming For Gay Marriage
In the series premiere of “UNCLOSETED, with Spencer Macnaughton,” Spencer speaks with the woman at the helm of the Greater…
The Power of Progressive Politics: How It’s Actually Changing Things
Progressive politics is driving real social change — from criminal justice reform to getting money out of politics. Here’s how…
