The War on Immigrants
Donald Trump's Travel Ban Faces a New Day in Court
This week, a federal court will hear arguments in a case challenging the Trump administration's failure to implement a waiver system for the travel ban.
Justice
Activists Found Guilty of Terrorism-Related Offense for Stopping U.K. Migrant Deportations
The Stansted 15 face years of imprisonment after they stopped a plane from carrying asylum-seekers to countries where they may have faced persecution.
A GOP Governor Has a Chance to Fix a Blue State’s Draconian Approach to Paroling Juvenile Offenders
Larry Hogan, re-elected to his second and final term, should give juveniles with life sentences a real chance at parole, criminal justice reformers urge.
Voices
Les Moonves Might Lose His Severance, but Don't Let the Corporate Culture That Enabled Him Off the Hook
After over a year of #MeToo stories pouring forth, it seems obvious that more than a few bad apples need removing — an entire orchard should be cleared.
Murderville
Who Killed Donna Brown?
A single mom was gunned down at a Taco Bell in Adel, Georgia. Cops quickly closed the case. But did they get the right man? Welcome to Murderville.
NYPD Gang Database Can Turn Unsuspecting New Yorkers into Instant Felons
A young New York man who police claim is a gang member is suing the NYPD over its refusal to turn over records about a secretive gang database.
Imprisoned Hacktivist Jeremy Hammond Bumped a Guard With a Door — and Got Thrown in Solitary Confinement
Hammond is starting his third week in solitary confinement — a duration that the U.N. says is tantamount to torture.
The War on Immigrants
An Immigrant Journalist Faces Deportation as ICE Cracks Down on Its Critics
Journalist Manuel Duran believes he was targeted because of his coverage of law enforcement’s collaboration with ICE in Memphis’s Latino community.
Voices
Photos of Children Being Teargassed Stoke Outrage — While Playing into Trump’s Manufactured Border Crisis
Tear gas is a tool of repression — but it also produces the kind of image that feeds Trump’s made-up notion of a border crisis.
The Counterinsurgency Paradigm: How U.S. Politics Have Become Paramilitarized
We spoke to Bernard Harcourt about his latest book, “The Counterrevolution,” and what makes the Trump presidency unique.