The War on Immigrants
How Two Immigration Lawyers Created a Rapid-Response Team to Combat ICE
Two New York attorneys created a “guerrilla habeas” team to fight ICE detentions and deportations.
Justice
Israel’s War on Gaza
Inside the Israeli Right’s Campaign to Silence an Anti-Occupation Group
Breaking the Silence is at the epicenter of a well-orchestrated, ongoing smear campaign by a host of right-wing groups, reporters, and senior politicians.
Voices
Chelsea Manning Fights Subpoena — Showing How Federal Grand Juries Are Unaccountable Tools of Repression
Chelsea Manning’s decision to fight her subpoena is an act of resistance against government repression and in defense of a free press.
The Double Life of Civil Rights Photographer and FBI Informant Ernest Withers
In “Bluff City,” Preston Lauterbach explores the secret life of Ernest Withers, a civil rights hero who secretly worked for the FBI.
The War on Immigrants
Muslim Immigrants Sue ICE for Getting in the Way of Religious Observance
“Glades County Detention Center for more than a year has been preventing Somali Muslim men from practicing their faith in various ways.”
Voices
"One of the Most Taboo Conversations" — New Yorkers Push to Decriminalize Sex Work
To fight for the decriminalization of sex work is to fight for and with society’s most vulnerable and marginalized communities.
The EPA’s Bungled Response to an Air Pollution Crisis Exposes a Toxic Racial Divide
How government responds to cancer-causing air pollution depends a lot on where you live and the color of your skin.
Playing With Fire
Fire Scientists Say the Arson Case Against Claude Garrett Was Fatally Flawed. Will Anyone Listen?
Garrett was denied parole in 2018 against the recommendation of Tennessee’s parole commissioner. Will Nashville’s Conviction Review Unit take up his case?
The War on Immigrants
Honduran Teen Fled Gangs at Home Only to Be Murdered While Stranded at the U.S.-Mexico Border
The murder of Jorge Ruiz and another teen casts into stark relief the dangers faced by unaccompanied minors at the U.S.-Mexico border.
French Muslims Grapple With a Republic That Codified Their Marginalization
“These kids you see around, Africans and Arabs, whether people like it or not, they’re French.”