Progressive Prosecutor Movement Makes Major Gains in Democratic Primaries
Reformers in Arizona, Michigan, Missouri, and New Mexico won their primaries for district attorney on Tuesday night.
Justice
Voices
Ted Cruz's Hearing on Anarchist Protest Violence Was a Total Farce
Cruz kept mentioning Democrats’ failure to condemn a murder that was actually carried out by the far right — and refused to be corrected.
The War on Immigrants
Border Patrol Launches Militarized Raid of Borderlands Humanitarian Aid Camp
For the second time in two years, Border Patrol launched a raid against No More Deaths within days of the group releasing embarrassing information about the agency.
Out for Blood
Disregarding the Virus and Victims’ Families, Trump Rushes to Execute as Many People as Possible
With coronavirus cases on the rise in Indiana, the Trump administration carried out the first federal executions in 17 years.
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.
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.