TW for extensive discussions of mental illness and suicide A few notes to start. I originally presented this at the July 2018 SHEAR conference in Cleveland, which means that while it is deeply-conside...

In Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation.

A monthly book club for people who care about democracy.

At least 20 people were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after routine traffic stops by Tontitown police before the department formally joined the federal 287(g) immigration enfor...

Track the Trump administration’s federal funding disruptions state by state — what was cut or frozen, who it hurts, and how states are fighting back in court.

After the Civil War, Congress readmitted Southern states on the condition they not expand felony disenfranchisement—but they quickly ignored the restriction. It has finally caught up with one state, with a federal court ruling against Virginia and reviving the Reconstruction-era promise.

A federal agent from Chicago identified by community members as 40-year-old Martin Lagunas was recorded pointing his gun in the face of a Virginia woman on Monday. His team of ICE agents has been docu...

Making sense of the 3- and 4-letter abbreviations + procurement language behind our deadly deportation machine.

Engineer Mary Golda Ross made lasting contributions to the United States aerospace industry while opening doors for women and Native students to pursue S.T.E.M. education and careers.

This is the only state that was banning people convicted of any felony from voting for life. Virginians have an opportunity to end that system for good in November.

I say this with love