The War on Immigrants
These Tech Firms Won’t Tell Us If They Will Help Trump Deport Immigrants
The Intercept asked companies that store personal data if they will help Trump conduct mass deportations. Few had anything to say.
Justice
Out for Blood
Biden Has “Pardoned” Eight Turkeys. Will He Spare the Lives of 40 Human Beings?
With Trump returning to the White House, only mass commutations will stop another federal execution spree.
The War on Immigrants
The Fight to Stop New York Cops From Conspiring With ICE
Local police across New York state regularly work with ICE. Before Trump can start rounding up immigrants, advocates are pushing for change.
Biden Made “Record Time” on Worker Protections for Heat. Trump Could Quickly Stamp Them Out.
The OSHA heat regulation was one of the few to have broad public support, but Democrats can’t ever seem to get their act together.
Oakland Homicides Dropped 30 Percent. The County Still Recalled Its Prosecutor.
After losses like Pamela Price’s, criminal justice reformers are grappling with how to address voters’ perceptions about public safety.
Israel’s War on Gaza
War Crimes Have Never Stopped the U.S. Before
The U.S. has a long tradition of shielding Israel (and itself) from war crime allegations — and threatening The Hague.
Israel’s War on Gaza
San Francisco’s Biggest Hospital System: Don’t Talk About Palestine
Nine health care workers at UCSF report censorship or punishment for speaking out about human rights for Palestinians — or simply wearing a pin.
Israel’s War on Gaza
From Campus to the Courts, the “Palestine Exception” Rules University Crackdowns
The fights over Gaza protests are playing out online, in campus quads, internal disciplinary proceedings, and in the courts.
Voices
Elon Musk Quietly Tried to Oust a Reform DA. Here’s Why He Failed.
Reports of the criminal justice reform movement’s death are greatly exaggerated.
How California Got Convinced to Lock More People Up
California just voted in harsher penalties despite low crime rates, thanks to TV news, a $16 million campaign, and a slow defense by criminal justice advocates.