A “Reckless” Fracking Company, Poisoned Springs, and a Family Forced to Buy Water at Walmart
Oil, gas, and coal have been removed from the hills and forests of western Pennsylvanians who have been left paying the fossil fuel industry's bills.
Justice
The War on Immigrants
Donald Trump Law Enforcement Appointees Previously Worked for ICE Contractors
Officials working in America’s deportation machine used to draw their paychecks from the private companies that profited off it.
The War on Immigrants
Immigrant Mothers Were Moved Outdoors During Kirstjen Nielsen’s Secretive Visit to Detention. They Shouted for Help to No Avail.
The DHS secretary quietly visited two ICE detention centers in South Texas, as well as a shelter housing young children separated from their parents.
The War on Immigrants
“Dad, I’m Never Going to See You Again” — Two Brazilian Boys Describe Living Through Family Separation
The boys, ages 9 and 15, have not seen their fathers for more than a month.
Can Trump Succeed Where Obama Failed — Offering Clemency for Nonviolent Offenders?
Despite ambiguous motives, some prisoners and prison reform advocates are hopeful that Trump will address Obama's clemency backlog and oversee systemic reform.
Voices
A Year Later, the Fascists of Charlottesville Are Back for More — This Time Outside the White House
White nationalists will wrap themselves in free speech — trying to deny them permits is useless. Instead, what's needed is vigorous counterprotest.
A New Film Examines Sexual Violence as a Feature of the Bakken Oil Boom
“Nuuca” looks at attributes of the boom that go beyond emissions and oil spills: rising rates of sexual violence, trafficking, and harassment by oil workers.
The War on Immigrants
The Threat of International Adoption for Migrant Children Separated From Their Families
Are the children separated from their parents in the border crisis and put in the federal government's care at risk of unethical adoptions in the U.S.?
The War on Immigrants
Confusion Reigns at a Texas Courthouse as New Questions Emerge Over Reunification of Migrant Families
Protesters move on the courthouse, the government uses verbal sleight of hand, and a father is prosecuted despite Trump’s order banning family separation.
The War on Immigrants
Trump's "Shithole Countries" Remark Is at the Center of a Lawsuit to Reinstate Protections for Immigrants
“The Trump administration’s decision to end TPS for people from these countries was motivated by its racism against non-white, non-Europeans immigrants."