The Troubling History of the Georgia Bureau Now Investigating the Ahmaud Arbery Cover-Up
While some people welcomed the Georgia Bureau of Investigations's entry into Arbery's case, others familiar with its checkered past are more skeptical.
Justice
The Coronavirus Crisis
Reopening Missouri Amid the Pandemic Means Executing a Possibly Innocent Man
The coronavirus has stalled executions in other states, but Missouri intends to kill Walter Barton on May 19 — despite unresolved questions about his case.
The Coronavirus Crisis
As Coronavirus Spreads Behind Bars, Prisons Release Very Few People
The death toll continues to climb in U.S. prisons, but efforts to stop the virus’s spread by reducing the incarcerated population are falling short.
The End of Roe
Religious Freedom Demands That Women Be Denied Birth Control, Trump Administration Tells Supreme Court
Trump’s rules would allow nearly any employer to deny birth control coverage, a costly imposition as the nation heads into a coronavirus-induced recession.
The Coronavirus Crisis
A Woman Died of Covid-19 in a New Jersey Prison After Begging to Be Let Out of a Locked Shower
Tiffany Mofield’s death highlights prison officials’ indifference to the health of incarcerated people in a state where 37 have died of Covid-19.
The Coronavirus Crisis
With Coronavirus Spreading, Mexico Vowed to Empty Detention Centers — But Migrants Were Thrust Into Chaos and Danger
The U.S. has expelled 20,000 migrants amid the coronavirus pandemic, leaving them with dire options in Mexico.
Voices
With Tara Reade's Allegations, Joe Biden’s Campaign Is Only the Latest Chapter of America’s Accountability Problem
Biden has said, “I am not sorry for anything I have ever done."
The Coronavirus Crisis
A New York City Hospital Is Investigating a Nurse for Sharing Video Footage With The Intercept
Lillian Udell is being investigated for violating privacy laws after sharing video of nurses mourning a colleague who died of coronavirus at the hospital.
Voices
The Perversity of Needing to See Ahmaud Arbery Die on Video to Recognize That His Black Life Mattered
It is its own grave affront that the circulation of intolerable scenes of brutality against black people remain necessary.
America's Crowded Prisons Are About to Create a Coronavirus Crisis in Rural America
The prison economy has been a lifeline for rural communities for decades, but that lifeline has transformed into a vector for coronavirus.