Ghosts of Guantánamo
More Than 150 International Organizations Call on Biden to Close Guantánamo on 21st Anniversary
Guantánamo Bay “is the iconic example of the abandonment of the rule of law,” the letter argues.
Justice
The War on Immigrants
Mexico Arrested El Chapo's Son Before International Summit: “Was It a Gift to Biden?”
With Joe Biden making a historic visit to Mexico, Washington’s fixation on immigration overshadows everything else.
Financial World Celebrates Slowing Wage and Employment Growth in New Jobs Report
In the debate over American workers’ welfare versus the Federal Reserve’s inflation-cooling rate hikes, the workers are losing.
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."
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.