Trump’s Pick to Manage Public Lands Has Four-Decade History of “Overt Racism” Toward Native People
William Perry Pendley pushed rhetoric, legal arguments, and policies that sought to deprive Indigenous people of their rights.
Justice
Protests for Black Lives
How Cops Can Secretly Track Your Phone
A guide to stingray surveillance technology, which may have been deployed at recent protests.
Protests for Black Lives
Federal Agents at Protests Renew Calls to Dismantle Homeland Security
After months of protests demanding the defunding of police, the abduction of protesters turns the focus to Homeland Security.
Voices
The New Fight to Hold Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers Accountable for the Opioid Crisis
Victim advocates fear that bankruptcy will shield the drugmaker from justice, but they’re not giving up.
Protests for Black Lives
National Guard Major Calls Assault on D.C. Protesters "Deeply Disturbing"
The U.S. Park Police chief said there was "zero correlation" between the violent clearing of Lafayette Square and a Trump photo op.
Voices
Tom Cotton Thinks Slavery Was a "Necessary" Evil. Here Are Some Others.
By calling slavery necessary, Cotton was following in the banal footsteps of apologists for all of history’s worst acts.
The Coronavirus Crisis
No Masks, No Gloves, a Single Room for Sleeping — Detainees Describe Life in ICE Detention During the Pandemic
Testimonials from ICE detention centers in New Jersey and New York during the Covid-19 outbreak.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Letters From ICE Detainees Expose Desperate Prison Conditions Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The handwritten notes represent an archive of the Covid-19 crisis in Arizona detention centers, where hundreds of immigrants and staff have tested positive.
Baltimore’s Violence Interrupters Confront Shootings, the Coronavirus, and Corrupt Cops
As Baltimore struggles with Covid-19, an epidemic of gun violence, and racist policing, a public health approach to crime is gaining traction.
Protests for Black Lives
Reform Prosecutor in Kansas Excluded From “Objective” Task Force on Policing
Prosecutors have long been in lockstep with police. Across the country, prosecutors who challenge that status quo face aggressive institutional pushback.