Chilling Dissent
DHS Launches Massive “Less Lethal” Chemical Weapons Buying Spree
Federal agents’ indiscriminate use of tear gases and “less-lethal” projectiles has become a mainstay of protest crackdowns.
Justice
Chilling Dissent
Grandmother Faces Trial in Alabama for Wearing Penis Costume to No Kings Protest
When the viral video cooled off, people thought the case against the 62-year-old would be dropped. Prosecutors doubled down.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Mother of the Last Afghan in Guantánamo Bay Begs Trump to Free Her Son
The mother of Mohammad Rahim said it was her “most earnest and final hope” to see him again while she’s still alive. He has never been charged with a crime.
Voices
Conversion Therapy Gets Speech Protections — But Trans Kids’ Existence Gets No Protection at All
The Supreme Court ruling has far-reaching, terrifying potential consequences — and not just for trans youth.
The War on Immigrants
Two-Thirds of People Arrested by ICE in Minnesota Surge Had No Criminal Records, New Data Reveals
The White House had said all the thousands of people arrested were “dangerous criminal” immigrants.
Voices
What Would We All Say If Iran Razed MIT Because of Military-Related Research?
The destruction of parts of two universities in Iran fits with Israel’s M.O. of crippling countries’ ability to rebuild.
Voices
ICE at Airports Trains Us to Accept Being Terrorized in Our Daily Lives
I had an ultimately harmless encounter with ICE at a TSA checkpoint. It was a preview of a new, more sophisticated way to terrorize people.
Unmasking ICE
Pentagon Implores Civilian Workers to Join ICE “Volunteer Force”
The Defense Department is recruiting on behalf of DHS while the latter faces public backlash and a continued lack of government funding.
Voices
Why We Have to Fight Back Against ICE Protesters’ Terror Convictions
Since his first inauguration, Trump has been throwing charges at protesters and seeing what sticks. He always failed — until now.
In the Room Where Death Row Prisoners Say Final Goodbyes, He Learned He Would Live
I was supposed to witness Sonny Burton’s execution by nitrogen gas. Instead, I saw him celebrate a stunning commutation.