Hijacking the Second Amendment August 8, 2019 The gun lobby has hijacked the Second Amendment, which was intended for citizen militias to provide domestic “security” without a standing army. The amendment is a dangerous relic, never clearer than after El Paso and Dayton, writes Joe Lauria. Read more →
ICE Detainees on Hunger Strike Being Force-Fed Like Those at Guantánamo February 11, 2019 Organizations ranging from the ACLU to Human Rights Watch condemn the practice as “inherently cruel, inhuman, and degrading,” writes A. Naomi Paik. Read more →