States Begin to Crack Down on Broker Abuse as the SEC Dithers
Several states are considering ambitious proposals to crack down on brokers because federal regulators are not properly protecting investors.
Justice
The War on Immigrants
The U.S. Targeted Journalists on the Border. Two Senators Want to Know Why.
Sen. Ron Wyden and Chuck Grassley called on U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide a briefing on the border operations targeting journalists.
The End of Roe
A GOP Bill in Georgia Would Jail Doctors Who Perform Abortions in a Post-Roe America
Five states have already passed a so-called trigger law, which would ban nearly all abortions if the Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Voices
Paul Manafort Didn’t Get Off Easy — Unless You Compare Him to Whistleblower Reality Winner
Paul Manafort received less than sentencing guidelines call for, while Reality Winner received the harshest sentence ever for leaking.
Voices
Two NYPD Cops Coerced Sex With a Teen in Their Custody — and Prosecutors Just Dropped Rape Charges
"They were cops, they raped her, and they’re getting away with it. Look at the message this sends to the public.”
A Lakota Historian on What Climate Organizers Can Learn From Two Centuries of Indigenous Resistance
In “Our History Is the Future,” Nick Estes examines the tradition of Indigenous resistance that gave rise to today’s fights against fossil fuel development.
Voices
Trump Cited a Letter Against Ilhan Omar Signed by Far-Right, Anti-Muslim Groups
The letter's metadata lists as its author an activist who has inveighed against refugees, Palestinians, and American Jews.
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.
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.