Haiti Is On Fire Again, and Again the US Does Nothing to Help Haiti Is On Fire Again, and Again the US Does Nothing to Help
Untroubled by the ballot, hugely unpopular, useless, negligent, and ruling without anything that could qualify as a functioning legislature, the country’s de facto prime minister, ...
Sep 14, 2022 / Amy Wilentz
The Digital Soldiers Taking America’s Forever Wars Online The Digital Soldiers Taking America’s Forever Wars Online
In this online battles pace, victory is fleeting and defeat never final, but the casualties are all too real—of fact and truth, memory and reality.
Sep 14, 2022 / Andy Kroll
With Queen Elizabeth Gone, Monarchy’s Magic May Be Fading With Queen Elizabeth Gone, Monarchy’s Magic May Be Fading
If the Crown is the lid on Britain’s pressure cooker, it is now less firmly placed on a more combustible pot.
Sep 13, 2022 / Owen Jones
DHS Surveillance Increasingly Targets US Citizens DHS Surveillance Increasingly Targets US Citizens
The Department of Homeland Security and its component agencies are highly capable of keeping tabs on all of us—and they often do.
Sep 8, 2022 / Gaby Del Valle
Why We Don’t Say “Reform the Police” Why We Don’t Say “Reform the Police”
Reforms that leave policing’s core functions in place will not prevent state violence against Black people. To build a better society, we must abolish policing altogether.
Sep 2, 2022 / Mariame Kaba and Andrea J. Ritchie
The ACLU Fights for Minneapolis The ACLU Fights for Minneapolis
Though international attention has waned, the battle over policing here still rages. Several lawsuits by the ACLU cut to the heart of what's at stake.
Aug 31, 2022 / Alyssa Oursler
Defund the Police Algorithms Defund the Police Algorithms
Law enforcement is increasingly turning to software to surveil and anticipate crime. But a grassroots movement is emerging to resist algorithmic policing.
Aug 25, 2022 / Michelle Chen
Republicans Ramp Up Their “Defund the FBI” Stunt Republicans Ramp Up Their “Defund the FBI” Stunt
Republicans aren’t being hypocrites about the FBI and the Mar-a-Lago raid—they’ve never truly cared about effective law enforcement.
Aug 23, 2022 / Kali Holloway
Police Force, Force Police Force, Force
Despite outrage, police abuse of power continues.
Aug 22, 2022 / OppArt / Emanuele Del Rosso
The Mar-a-Lago Raid Highlights the DOJ’s Hypocrisy on the Espionage Act The Mar-a-Lago Raid Highlights the DOJ’s Hypocrisy on the Espionage Act
The Espionage Act has long been used to punish whistleblowers. But despite acting against Trump, the Justice Department usually gives a pass to high-ranking officials who disregard...
Aug 19, 2022 / Freddy Martinez