The War on Immigrants
ICE Plans to Spend $18 Million on Thousands of New Tasers
ICE is seeking thousands of new “conductive energy weapons,” as well as training at a U.S. military base on how to use them.
Justice
Protests for Black Lives
Echoes of the 1917 East St. Louis “Race Riot” in Today’s Uprisings
While little known, the events of the summer of 1917 represent a significant moment that bears striking similarities to contemporary developments.
Voices
How the Far-Right Boogaloo Movement Is Trying to Hijack Anti-Racist Protests for a Race War
The real terror threat comes not from anti-fascists in black masks, but from actual fascists in Hawaiian shirts.
He Tweeted That He Was the Leader of Antifa. Then the FBI Asked Him to Be an Informant.
The Charlotte, North Carolina, man tweeted in protest because he thought the Trump administration’s designation of antifa as a terror group was absurd.
The War on Immigrants
Amid Protests, Phoenix Police Swept Up Immigrants on Mistaken Charges. Now They Face Deportation.
“This is a prime example of why local law enforcement should not have any interaction with ICE — because cops make mistakes,” a Phoenix attorney said.
Protests for Black Lives
Georgia Protests Differently: A Dispatch From the Front Lines of Atlanta Divided
The days of defiance here have been half police misconduct protest rally and half carnival. Incongruity abounds.
Protests for Black Lives
Police Attacks on Protesters Are Rooted in a Violent Ideology of Reactionary Grievance
A peaceful protest movement confronts a lawless police culture.
Walter Ogrod Sees Wrongful Conviction Overturned After 23 Years on Pennsylvania’s Death Row
Ogrod developed symptoms of Covid-19 as a Philadelphia judge repeatedly delayed his case. Now, he will finally be released.
![Kandace Montgomery of Black Lives Matter spoke with media after a hearing at the Hennepin County Government Center Monday December 21, 2015 in Minneapolis, MN.] Mall of America seeks restraining order against Black Lives Matter in an attempt to stop the protest planned for Wednesday. Order includes no tweeting, and an actual tweet telling people the rally has been cancelled. Jerry Holt/ Jerry.Holt@Startribune.com(Photo By Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images)](https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/edit_GettyImages-1156566496-e1591300515337.jpg?fit=768%2C385)
Protests for Black Lives
"We Don't Have Time to Wait": Minneapolis Anti-Police Brutality Organizer Kandace Montgomery on Defunding the Police
Minneapolis organizer Kandace Montgomery, who has been organizing against police brutality for years, discusses her work and efforts to defund police.
Protests for Black Lives
Hundreds of Activists and Elected Officials Call on Mayors and Cops to Decrease Police Power
More than 200 people sent letters to mayors, police chiefs, and county and sheriffs’ associations on Friday demanding concrete policy changes to policing.