Voices
Biden’s Border Plan Drapes Trump Policies in Liberal Rhetoric
The U.S. border regime is cruel whether it is enforced by a president spewing racist slurs or one appealing to “safe and orderly processing."
Justice
Trials of Richard Glossip
Facing His Eighth Execution Date, Richard Glossip Asks for Clemency
An Oklahoma court refused to consider new evidence of Glossip’s innocence. Now the state’s parole board may be his last chance.
Voices
Liberals Rose to Fight the Assault on Abortion — but Not Trans Rights
2022 has seen right-wing attacks on trans rights increasingly aided by the tacit, if sometimes unwitting, transphobia of liberal institutions.
Insecurity
Mental Health Issues Spiked During the Pandemic. Medicaid Isn't Much Help.
In Part 3 of “Insecurity,” we meet Katie Prout, a writer trying to find a job, and mental health care, during the pandemic.
Insecurity
Ten Years Into the Fight for $15, Workers Are Still Fighting for a Living Wage
In Part 2 of “Insecurity,” we meet Eshawney Gaston, a fast-food worker who joins the wave of labor uprisings sweeping the country during the pandemic.
Insecurity
How the Endless Paperwork of the Pandemic Kept People From Receiving Benefits
Part 1 of “Insecurity” — stories of Americans falling through the cracks of the safety net during the pandemic.
The End of Roe
Texas Lawmakers Plan to Further Decimate Abortion Rights in Upcoming Legislative Session
All Texas clinics have halted abortion care, but the anti-abortion movement says its work isn’t over.
Boxed In on the Border
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Agrees to Remove Illegal Border Wall
After being shut down by local protesters, Ducey told a federal judge he would remove the shipping container wall.
Hacked Phones, Undercover Cops, and Conspiracy Theories: Inside Italy’s Crackdown on Humanitarian Rescue
Leaked court records reveal how far authorities were willing to go to dig up dirt on NGOs saving lives in the Mediterranean.
Elon Musk’s Growing Purge of His Twitter Critics — at the Behest of the Far Right
The anarchist website It’s Going Down has no idea why its account was suspended. It had never tweeted about Elon Musk’s private jet.