Private Border Wall Expands Onto Federal Land, Blocking Access to Historic Site
We Build the Wall has expanded its private border wall to land owned by the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission, a federal agency.
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21,000 Years Lost and Counting: Prosecutors Are Working to Clear Wrongful Convictions, but Their Record Is Mixed
The number of conviction integrity units housed within prosecutors’ offices has steadily grown, and many are collaborating with innocence organizations.
How an Occupy ICE Activist and DACA Recipient Was Deported for Tweeting
An undocumented teenager protesting Trump’s deportation regime got deported by ICE. The FBI helped.
With Record Numbers of Displaced People, Deterrence Policies to Stop Their Movement Are Mass Murder
More of the planet is becoming unlivable. A refusal to open borders, or at least make them more porous, will be unconscionable.
Chicago Prosecutor Kim Foxx Refused to Go After Jussie Smollett — and That’s a Good Thing
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago police are furious, but slowing mass incarceration pisses off the right people.
Why Is Andrew Yang Running for President?
The candidate discusses his proposal for universal basic income, whether he would imprison rich CEOs, and why he’s attracted interest from the “alt-right.”
The Definitive Guide for Cable Hosts, Bookers, and Editors to the Fraud and Failure That Was Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel wants to become a pundit. His track record of being wrong on everything makes him perfectly qualified for cable news.
A Problem for Kamala Harris: Can a Prosecutor Become President in the Age of Black Lives Matter?
The regressive reality of what prosecutors do is proving difficult for the senator and likely presidential candidate to rationalize.
A Federal Civil Rights Office Wants to Limit Access to Emotional-Support Animals That Can Help With Depression
Housing industry groups have been lobbying the Department of Housing and Urban Development to make it harder for tenants to have emotional-support animals.
The Decriminalization of Sex Work Is Edging Into the 2020 Campaign
The mere fact that presidential candidates are being asked about sex work represents a seismic shift in public discourse on the sex work community.