An All-White Jury Sent Rayford Burke to Death Row. Will North Carolina's Efforts to Make Amends Be Enough?
Decades after his conviction, Burke maintains his innocence. His case highlights the limitations of North Carolina's Racial Justice Act.
Justice
The War on Immigrants
The Border Patrol Is Dropping Migrant Families in Arizona Desert Towns With Little Capacity to Receive Them
The community of Gila Bend has declared a state of emergency as local leaders protest the new policy.
The War on Immigrants
Asylum-Seekers Expelled by Biden Administration Say They Feel Deceived
Central American families arrived in Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez disoriented and disconsolate; many didn’t realize they were being expelled from the U.S.
The Paraquat Poisoning Problem
A former Syngenta scientist calls the failures to heed his warnings about the deadly pesticide “a conspiracy within the company to keep this quiet.”
Some Younger Amazon Workers in Bessemer, New to Unions, Are Still Undecided
Older workers, who had experience with labor organizing at now-closed plants in the area, are leading the Amazon union push.
The War on Immigrants
Biden’s Justice Department Is Defending a Trump Rule That Restricts Options for Immigration Relief
A federal judge in California last week suspended implementation of the rule, while a judge in D.C. has questioned the Biden administration's defense of it.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Feeble Pandemic Protections at Private Texas Prison Leave People Fearing Death Behind Bars
People incarcerated at a Texas federal prison describe multiple health hazards, including a careless response to the coronavirus.
Voices
Women's Safety Movement Sparked by Sarah Everard's Murder Should Focus More on Cops and the Home
Discussions of "stranger danger" can obscure the structures of gendered power, including state and domestic violence.
The War on Immigrants
Private Companies Maneuvering to Cash In on Biden's Child Migrant Detention
Two of the firms poised to vie for new lucrative child detention contracts have checkered pasts in migrant detention.
Missouri Prosecutors Lack the Power to Right a Wrongful Conviction
Prosecutor Kim Gardner agrees that Lamar Johnson is innocent, but the state’s top court says there’s nothing she can do about it.