Women's Health Protection Act Would Stop State Attacks on Abortion Access
The timely reintroduction of this bill addresses the growing number of state restrictions on abortion access.
Justice
Connecticut's Democratic Governor Is Stonewalling a Bill That Would Make Phone Calls From Prison Free
With two weeks left in the legislative session, Gov. Ned Lamont has yet to express support for the bill, which is the first of its kind in the country.
In a World of Legal Weed, Michael Thompson Languishes in Prison for Selling It in 1994
The criminal justice reform movement’s focus on “nonviolent” offenders has hurt people like Michael Thompson: “Where’s the violence coming in at?”
The War on Immigrants
Thousands of Immigrants Suffer in Solitary Confinement in ICE Detention
Locked for weeks or months in solitary cells, mentally ill and vulnerable detainees are plagued by anxiety, anger, depression, and suicidal impulses.
The War on Immigrants
A Homeland Security Whistleblower Goes Public About ICE Abuse of Solitary Confinement
Ellen Gallagher's yearslong effort to draw attention to ICE's use of solitary confinement was met with a maze of bureaucratic indirection and indifference.
The Rise of "Game of Thrones" Was Part of the Fall of America
HBO knows that neither we nor they any longer have the imagination to care about reality.
A Vigilante Militia Defends an Imaginary Border
On the border near El Paso, hapless grifters attracted to Trump’s immigration rhetoric terrorize migrant families and mistake tourists for invaders.
The War on Immigrants
Border Official Admits Targeting Journalists and Human Rights Advocates With Smuggling Investigations
A Customs and Border Protection official confirmed that the agency had launched investigations of journalists and immigrant rights advocates on the border.
New Orleans Prosecutors Routinely Violate Defendants’ Right to Counsel to Keep Them in Jail
Prosecutors are sidestepping the Sixth Amendment by seeking bail hikes in undisclosed meetings with judges, according to a new report by Court Watch NOLA.
Voices
Across the Country, Progressives Are Pushing for Universal Rent Control — and New York Is Next
What was once a left-wing pipe dream of “universal rent control” is on the table in a package of nine bills.