Civil Rights
What’s Behind DHS's Abuses
DHS was created with a civil rights office to prevent the abuses we’re seeing now. Funny thing—Trump shut it down.
By Margo SchlangerMr. Moral Authority
John Lewis wasn’t much of a legislator. But he was still one of the most revered Congress members of his era.
By Marion OrrThe Most Dangerous Law in America
The Insurrection Act is a nuclear bomb hidden in the United States code, giving presidents unimaginable emergency power. No President has abused it. Yet.
By Joseph NunnThe Right’s Attack on Children
“Parental rights” are all the rage now in some quarters. But when parents gain rights, who loses them? Children.
By Marci Hamilton‘To Conquer Callousness . . . ’
The remarkable life of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel leaves little doubt about what he’d be doing today.
By Jo-Ann Mort