The U.S. Government's Indictment of Julian Assange Poses Grave Threats to Press Freedom
The Trump DOJ is exploiting animosity toward Assange to launch a thinly disguised effort to criminalize core functions of investigative journalism.
Justice
ICE Set to Deport Somalis Who Were Returned to U.S. on Infamous Botched Flight
ICE is planning to deport some Somali immigrants who said they experienced abuse on board a December 2017 deportation flight that was returned to the U.S.
As Black Activists Protested Police Killings, Homeland Security Worried They Might Join ISIS
Unfounded speculations that black protesters might be linked to terrorists exposed activists to the risk of additional police violence.
When It Comes to the Death Penalty, the Supreme Court Legalized Torture Long Ago
Monday’s Supreme Court death penalty decision sparked outrage. But the court has long given constitutional cover to the most grotesque executions.
Voices
Florida Is Poised to Create an Anti-“Trafficking” Registry That Will Inevitably Hurt Sex Workers
Campaigns to decriminalize sex work are gaining ground, but states like Florida are instead cracking down.
The War on Immigrants
ICE Is Teaming With North Carolina Republicans to Fight Pro-Immigrant Sheriffs
No government agency feels more aggrieved lately than ICE, and in North Carolina it is working with the government to do something about it.
The War on Immigrants
Trump Administration Is Spending Enormous Resources to Strip Citizenship From a Florida Truck Driver
The administration has asked for $207.6 million to investigate more than 700,000 cases of U.S. citizens who might be susceptible to denaturalization.
Voices
Muslims and Jews Face a Common Threat From White Supremacists. We Must Fight It Together.
From Christchurch to Pittsburgh, the two communities are under attack. It is time to stand united.
Free Prison Calls Could Finally Be Coming to Connecticut
Decades of research have shown that keeping in touch with loved ones while incarcerated greatly improves an individual’s chance for successful re-entry.
Voices
Chicago Prosecutor Kim Foxx Refused to Go After Jussie Smollett — and That’s a Good Thing
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago police are furious, but slowing mass incarceration pisses off the right people.