Daughter of 2028 Olympics Chair Dreams of Competing in LA — for Israel
Hollywood scion Casey Wasserman faced criticisms as Los Angeles Olympics chief for his connections to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Justice
Chilling Dissent
Philly Cops Admit That They’re Tracking “First Amendment Activity” Critical of AI
A law enforcement document obtained by The Intercept shows police scan social media looking for posts opposing AI data centers.
New York Comptroller’s Trip to Israel Raised Ethical Concerns, State Commission Said
Tom DiNapoli’s visit was sponsored by a group with financial ties to Israel Bonds, an investment vehicle that has become an issue in his primary.
Israel’s War on Gaza
A Gay Palestinian Fled to Israel’s “Safe Haven.” Israel Tried to Exploit Him for Intelligence.
Israel bills itself as a haven for LGBTQ+ rights. Its bureaucratic system can further endanger queer Palestinian asylum-seekers.
Trials of Richard Glossip
Richard Glossip on Life After Decades on Death Row
In an exclusive interview at home in Oklahoma City, Glossip describes his first days of freedom in a world he hasn’t experienced for nearly 30 years.
Chilling Dissent
ICE Pepper-Sprayed, Beat Detainees for Protesting “Horrific Conditions” in Delaney Hall Jail
Detainees told a visiting member of Congress that the attacks were “retribution for the ongoing hunger strike.”
Voices
After Uvalde, Texas Stuffed Schools Full of Cops. They Brutalized Students.
Texas’s response to school shootings was as predictable as it was doomed to produce only more violence in schools — violence by cops.
The War on Immigrants
Judge Sanctioned Private Prison Giant for Destroying Evidence in ICE Death Suit
The first known sanction of its kind held CoreCivic responsible for destroying video in a case alleging wrongful death of an ICE detainee.
False Testimony Sent Tony Carruthers to Death Row. Tennessee Wants to Kill Him Anyway.
Carruthers’s murder conviction hinged on the claims of a paid informant, who has repeatedly recanted his testimony.
Voices
Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization” Fund Is a Handout to His Hardcore Supporters
Putting January 6 rioters on the dole is a new kind of corruption — and it definitely won’t help the American working class.