As Tennessee Restarts Executions, 40 Years of Data Expose Its Death Penalty as a “Cruel Lottery”
Amid the frenzy over the execution of Billy Ray Irick, a new report exposes Tennessee’s dysfunctional death penalty system.
Justice
The Chicago Police Files
Chicago Faces a Defining Moment in Police Reform and Civil Order
Chicago has a unique opportunity to confront fundamental issues of racial justice as it debates a consent decree on police reform.
Voices
There's a Lot of Injustice at Home — but We Can't Let Ourselves Miss Crimes Abroad
Last week, the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition killed at least 40 kids in one attack in Yemen. We can’t let these crimes slip by.
Voices
Police Unions' Opposition to Prison Reform Is About More Than Jobs — It's About Racism
A prison guard union doesn't want incarcerated people to have tablets — and it's about preserving a system of mass incarceration.
Israel’s War on Gaza
A Palestinian Bedouin Village Braces for Forcible Transfer as Israel Seeks to Split the West Bank in Half
Khan al-Ahmar is one of the last-standing obstacles in the way of Israel’s plan to completely swallow up a broad swath of land around Jerusalem.
He Grew Up Thinking He Was American — Until He Was Deported
Mauricio Cappelli, with his thick Wisconsin accent, was deported to his birth country after learning as an adult that he did not have citizenship.
Inside a Sleazy FBI Sting Involving Diet Clinics, Fitness Models, Money Laundering, and a Supposed Plot to Hire a Hitman
Emile Bouari was an unprincipled businessman who’d been accused of ripping people off. But it would take Operation Bo-Tox to get him to launder money.
Carpenters, Steamfitters, and Other Trade Unions Coalesced Around Notorious Ferguson Prosecutor. Why?
The unions — all except one — argued that Bob McCulloch’s longtime support of organized labor deserved loyalty.
The War on Immigrants
FBI Pressed Detained Anti-ICE Activist for Information on Protests, Offering Immigration Help
ICE has been criticized for detaining and deporting other activists, but this case also indicates an FBI interest in anti-ICE protests.
Even the FBI Agrees: When Undercover Agents Pose as Journalists, It Hurts Real Journalists’ Work
As part of an attempt to withhold records about the controversial practice in a FOIA lawsuit, the FBI made an astonishing admission.