Does This Trump Move Seem Familiar? Probably Because George Bush Did It First. Does This Trump Move Seem Familiar? Probably Because George Bush Did It First.
Remember Guantánamo?
Oct 16, 2017 / Karen J. Greenberg
After Harvey, Texas Inmates Were Left in Flooded Prisons Without Adequate Water or Food After Harvey, Texas Inmates Were Left in Flooded Prisons Without Adequate Water or Food
The treatment allegedly follows a pattern of neglect set during previous years’ hurricanes.
Oct 13, 2017 / John Washington
ICE’s Captive Immigrant Labor Force ICE’s Captive Immigrant Labor Force
Across the country, ICE detainees are allegedly being coerced into performing work without proper compensation.
Oct 11, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Can Black Lives Matter Win in the Age of Trump? Can Black Lives Matter Win in the Age of Trump?
You could be forgiven for thinking the movement has gone quiet. But you’d be wrong.
Sep 19, 2017 / Feature / Dani McClain
How Do We Build a Racial Justice Movement Too Powerful to Ignore? How Do We Build a Racial Justice Movement Too Powerful to Ignore?
A panel on race and resistance in Trump’s America, featuring Alicia Garza, Walter Mosley, Steve Phillips, Joan Walsh, and Mark Hertsgaard.
Sep 15, 2017 / Audio / Mark Hertsgaard
ICE Wants to Destroy Its Records of In-Custody Deaths, Sexual Assault, and Other Detainee Files ICE Wants to Destroy Its Records of In-Custody Deaths, Sexual Assault, and Other Detainee Files
As ICE steps up enforcement operations—and abuses—the agency is simultaneously asking to cover over its own history.
Sep 13, 2017 / John Washington
Brooklyn Is America’s Next Shot at Electing a Progressive Prosecutor Brooklyn Is America’s Next Shot at Electing a Progressive Prosecutor
Reform comes first and foremost in the Democratic primary.
Sep 11, 2017 / Jake Bittle
A Question for Stephen Miller A Question for Stephen Miller
Stephen Miller’s draft of Donald Trump’s original “screed” explaining James Comey’s firing is now in the hands of the special counsel.—News reports He thrived as being who you’d ne…
Sep 7, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Our Criminal Courts Are Failing Juvenile Defendants Our Criminal Courts Are Failing Juvenile Defendants
Young people are too often viewed as social liabilities rather than individuals with a future.
Aug 31, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Why 1 Anarchist Is Choosing Jail Over Grand-Jury Testimony Why 1 Anarchist Is Choosing Jail Over Grand-Jury Testimony
For decades, grand juries have been used to investigate and intimidate activist communities.
Aug 30, 2017 / Natasha Lennard