Honduran Teen Fled Gangs at Home Only to Be Murdered While Stranded at the U.S.-Mexico Border
The murder of Jorge Ruiz and another teen casts into stark relief the dangers faced by unaccompanied minors at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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From Obama to Trump, Climate Negotiations Are Being Run by the Same Crew of American Technocrats
The new boss is same as the old boss.
Whitewashing History: America’s Racist Legacy From Slavery to the War on Immigrants
Rutgers professor Chenjerai Kumanyika, The Intercept’s Ryan Devereaux, and musician Nakhane are this week’s guests.
The EPA’s Bungled Response to an Air Pollution Crisis Exposes a Toxic Racial Divide
How government responds to cancer-causing air pollution depends a lot on where you live and the color of your skin.
Why Brett Kavanaugh’s High School Friends Try to Protect His Reputation — and Theirs
Brett Kavanaugh’s portrayal of his high school years as innocent depends on confirmation — or silence — from a handful of men in a position to know.
Pipeline Opponents Make Gains in Midterms as Federal Judge Halts Keystone XL Pipeline
As pipeline opponents made electoral gains in South Dakota and Nebraska, a U.S. district court ordered a halt to work on the Keystone XL pipeline.
Joe Crowley’s Parting Shot: Ousted by Ocasio-Cortez, He Undermined Barbara Lee in House Leadership Race
Crowley helped lift his protege, New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, over Rep. Barbara Lee in the race for House Democratic Caucus chair.
Democrats Should Remember Al Gore Won Florida in 2000 — but Lost the Presidency With a Pre-emptive Surrender
The Democrats can get all the votes counted in Florida, Georgia, and Arizona only with a display of people power.
A Somali Immigrant Was Deported, Then Returned. His Georgia Community Is Still Reeling From the ICE Raid That Ensnared Him.
Ibrahim Musa was one of nine Atlanta-area Somalis picked up by ICE in April 2017. That raid shocked the local immigrant community — and upended Musa's life.
Rape Victim Who Smuggled DNA Evidence Out of Rikers Wins Settlement
A woman raped by Rikers guards has settled a lawsuit against New York City, which she accused of “deliberate indifference” to sexual abuse at the jail.