Israel’s War on Gaza
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Security Contractor Hires Trump-Linked Lobbyists
The deal came weeks before Trump unveiled a peace plan for Gaza that could leave the security contractor’s business model under threat.
Politics
Chilling Dissent
Judge Finds Rubio and Noem Intentionally Targeted Pro-Palestine Activists to Chill Speech
The unusual ruling delivered a searing rebuke to the Trump administration on grounds of violating the First Amendment.
Chilling Dissent
Mohsen Mahdawi Faces Conservative Judges as Trump Administration Tries to Lock Him Back Up
The Republican-appointed judges could influence future rulings on defendants’ rights amid Trump’s free speech crackdown.
Voices
What Liberals Get Wrong About Trump’s Executive Order on Antifa
Liberals dismiss antifa as just an idea — instead of acting to defend the activists, researchers, and organizers facing persecution.
The War on Immigrants
He Has a Green Card and a Brain Tumor. DHS Wants to Deport Him for Forgery With No Proof.
Paramjit Singh is going blind in ICE detention. DHS wants to deport him for a forgery conviction — but they’ve produced no record that one exists.
Voices
GOP Reviving Executions for Iryna Zarutska’s Murder, but Rolling Back Reforms Won’t Prevent These Crimes
The far right proposed turning back the clock on lots of criminal justice reforms to prevent similar crimes, but not the change that might work.
Voices
The Bullet as Shitpost: Media Won’t Publish Manifestos but Reproduces Scrawls on Casing
From “ANTI-ICE” to “Notices bulges OwO,” the media latches onto memes on bullets. At its core, it’s the shooters trolling.
Unmasking ICE
Who Wants to Join ICE? We Went to Utah to Find Out.
At a Department of Homeland Security job fair, applicants wanted higher pay, more excitement, and an America with fewer immigrants.
Voices
Far-Right Demands for Informants About Charlie Kirk Comments Remind Me of Syria
Authoritarianism flourishes when people fall silent. That’s why the response to Charlie Kirk’s killing made me think of Assad’s Syria.
Voices
Why FCC Chief Brendan Carr May Be the Most Dangerous Man in Media
Carr’s most pronounced quality is his total fealty to Donald Trump — and he’s been busy weaponizing the FCC for the cause.