ICE impersonators are not a bug in the system; they are a feature, an entirely predictable consequence of the Trump administration’s attempt to create a violent division between native-born Americans and immigrants of any sort.
In the wake of the mass shooting at Brown University—and of mass shootings across the United States—media coverage choices influence public health consequences.
As the two parties morph into ideological caricatures, millions of Americans are quietly exiting stage middle. The rise of the “Reluctant Independent” reflects not a lack of political interest, but a rejection of the increasingly rigid, false binary.
Ultimately, even if the exact path forward for the Democratic Party remains to be seen, it seems evident that governors are at the very least a crucial part of its future and at the very most a necessity.
Prisoners don’t get to choose their healthcare provider. With no alternatives, it is quite perverse that the only avenue of treatment available to them is one that makes them sicker.
