Voices
How Twitter Degrades Discourse and Encourages Distortions: Illustrated by Ex-Pentagon Official Ryan Goodman
Assertions by a prosecutor in an indictment are not evidence. It's dangerous to treat them as such: a belief I've always held.
Justice
Tennessee Plans to Restart Executions by Killing a Man With Mental Illness
Billy Ray Irick, scheduled to die on August 9, is just one of many people condemned to die in Tennessee despite evidence of severe mental illness.
The War on Immigrants
Film: How a Brutal Immigration Raid Devastated an American Small Town — and How It Bounced Back
Small-town America is immigrant America. That's the message of a documentary about Postville, Iowa, from Univision in partnership with The Intercept.
Voices
Colin Kaepernick's Forced Exile From the NFL Has Lasted for 500 Days
What happened to Colin Kaepernick is on par with Muhammad Ali being stripped of his championship belt.
Voices
In the J20 Trials, the Feds Said They Went After “Bad Protesters.” That Just Means Another Crackdown on Dissent.
Despite not winning jury convictions, putting hundreds on trial is sure to chill dissent — and the crackdown is only just beginning.
Oil and Water
Standing Rock Activist Accused of Firing Gun Registered to FBI Informant Is Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison
Red Fawn Fallis was sentenced to 57 months in prison on charges stemming from her arrest while opposing the Dakota Access pipeline.
The War on Immigrants
Immigrant Mothers Are Staging Hunger Strikes to Demand Calls with Their Separated Children
A rolling hunger strike has been occurring at ICE's Port Isabel detention center for the past two weeks, as immigrant mothers demand contact with their children.
With Last Charges Against J20 Protesters Dropped, Defendants Seek Accountability for Prosecutors
Federal prosecutors sought to imprison hundreds for the J20 protests, but won no jury convictions. Now defendants are seeking accountability.
As Eight Guantánamo Detainees Ask for Freedom, the Trump Administration Says It Could Hold Them For 100 Years
The men have been at Guantánamo up to 16 years with no trial or charges, and lawyers say the war on terror justification for their detention has expired.
The War on Immigrants
Ayúdanos a Encontrar a Los Niños Que el Gobierno de Trump Ha Quitado a Sus Padres
Si usted conoce a alguien que ha sido impactado por “tolerancia cero,” nosotros queremos saber.