A Failson Meets a Failed Justice System A Failson Meets a Failed Justice System
The right-wing outrage machine is whirring up over Hunter Biden's plea deal—but the real scandal is the Justice Department's neglect of white-collar crime.
Jun 22, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
It’s Official: The DOJ Stalled the Investigation Into Donald Trump It’s Official: The DOJ Stalled the Investigation Into Donald Trump
Merrick Garland has long claimed he’s been methodically building his investigation into January 6 from the bottom up—but a Washington Post exposé shows otherwise.
Jun 21, 2023 / Elie Mystal
If Donald Trump Went to Jail for Violating the Espionage Act, He’d Be an Exception If Donald Trump Went to Jail for Violating the Espionage Act, He’d Be an Exception
It’s only whistleblowers who do hard time. Generals and high officials typically get just a slap on the wrist.
Jun 20, 2023 / James Bamford
Why Is It So Hard to Close Rikers? Why Is It So Hard to Close Rikers?
New York City’s public advocate Jumaane D. Williams and journalist Nick Pinto talk to Laura Flanders about the difficulties of shrinking the incarceration system.
Jun 15, 2023 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
Arraigned in Miami, Trump Is in Real Trouble Arraigned in Miami, Trump Is in Real Trouble
If convicted on any of these charges, Trump will almost certainly go to prison, perhaps for the rest of his life.
Jun 13, 2023 / Joan Walsh
The Techno Dystopia Flourishing at the Border The Techno Dystopia Flourishing at the Border
Seeing the phaseout of Title 42 through the lens of a growing border-industrial complex.
Jun 13, 2023 / Todd Miller
It’ll Take More Than an Indictment to Make Donald Trump Face Justice It’ll Take More Than an Indictment to Make Donald Trump Face Justice
The 37-count indictment against Trump is strong, but if we want him to be held accountable, he must be defeated at the polls.
Jun 12, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Atlanta Is Trying to Crush the Opposition to “Cop City” by Any Means Necessary Atlanta Is Trying to Crush the Opposition to “Cop City” by Any Means Necessary
Mass arrests. Trumped-up charges. Brutal violence. They’re all part of the city’s effort to destroy the movement against the infamous police facility.
Jun 7, 2023 / Hannah Riley
Maryland’s Solitary Confinement Reform Bill Stalls in the Democratic State Legislature Maryland’s Solitary Confinement Reform Bill Stalls in the Democratic State Legislature
Lawmakers “had the opportunity to do something that would have made a huge systemic change and put the state on the right path—and they didn’t,” said the bill’s author.
May 25, 2023 / Victoria Law
The Killing of Banko Brown Shows What San Francisco’s Real Crisis Looks Like The Killing of Banko Brown Shows What San Francisco’s Real Crisis Looks Like
A Black, trans, unhoused man was shot to death by a security guard. The DA refused to press charges. Why isn't the national media paying attention?
May 23, 2023 / Toshio Meronek