Law

Letitia James, New York’s Badass AG

Letitia James, New York’s Badass AG Letitia James, New York’s Badass AG

The state’s attorney general, Letitia James, has emerged as a North Star in the chaos of the second Trump administration.

Aug 11, 2025 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Relatives of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos carry his coffin during his funeral service, one week after he took office, in Chilpancingo, Guerrero state, Mexico, Monday, October 7, 2024.

Why Are So Many Mexican Mayors Getting Murdered? Why Are So Many Mexican Mayors Getting Murdered?

A staggering number of mayors have been brutally killed in the past few years—and there’s no end in sight. What's going on?

Aug 8, 2025 / Oscar Lopez

A billboard in Times Square calls for the release of the Epstein files. July 23, 2025, in New York City.

Trump Can’t Stop Blabbing About Jeffrey Epstein Trump Can’t Stop Blabbing About Jeffrey Epstein

There’s no way for Republicans to tamp down the Epstein-Maxwell scandal if the president keeps telling on himself.

Aug 8, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Homegrown

Homegrown Homegrown

Bon Appétit!

Aug 7, 2025 / OppArt / Stan Mack

Fifty-year-old Libyan asylum seeker Mohamed Naser was detained in a privately run immigrant detention facility in Lumpkin, Georgia, an eight-hour drive from his home.

We’ve Officially Entered Kafka’s America We’ve Officially Entered Kafka’s America

Stephen Miller’s dystopian immigrant-hunting system is picking up pace, and asylum seekers like Mohamed Naser are increasingly vulnerable.

Aug 6, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

A Florida Highway Patrol officer looks on as protesters gather to demand the closure of the immigrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida, on July 22, 2025.

With Alligator Alcatraz, Empire’s Tyranny Has Come Home With Alligator Alcatraz, Empire’s Tyranny Has Come Home

The Florida migrant gulag is what happens when the depravities of colonialist foreign policy are turned inward.

Aug 6, 2025 / Donté L. Stallworth

Roberto Clemente poses for a photo in his Pittsburgh Pirates uniform, outside on a baseball diamond.

What Would Roberto Clemente Do? What Would Roberto Clemente Do?

The right fielder would want the baseball players’ union to fight the Trump administration’s campaign of terror against immigrants and their families.

Aug 4, 2025 / Dave Zirin

The tower at the University of Texas in April 2024 in Austin.

Texas Ended In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants. Students Are Already Feeling the Impact. Texas Ended In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants. Students Are Already Feeling the Impact.

“The message is loud and clear: You’re good enough to pick vegetables or clean hotel rooms, but not to go to college.”

Aug 4, 2025 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra

Save the Children

Save the Children Save the Children

Backdoor.

Aug 1, 2025 / Steve Brodner

The director of the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, Vishal Prasad (2nd R), speaks to the media in The Hague on July 23, 2025. The world’s highest court on July 23 declared that states have a legal obligation to tackle climate change and that failing to do so was a “wrongful act” that could open the door to reparations.

The World Court Adds Muscle to the Climate Fight The World Court Adds Muscle to the Climate Fight

After a “landmark” ruling from the International Court of Justice, journalists can expect more lawsuits against fossil fuel companies.

Jul 31, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

x