Sen. Patrick Leahy's Retirement Leaves a Hole in the Heart of Human Rights Advocacy
U.S. politicians constantly talk about human rights overseas. Leahy actually meant it.
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“We Knew Who Was Going to Die”: Warnings About Lower-Income Heat Risk Went Unheeded
Many of the deaths in extreme heat events, like the record-breaking one in the Pacific Northwest, could be foreseen, a scientist told Congress.
Nashville DA’s Office Seeks to Vacate Claude Garrett’s 29-Year-Old Murder Conviction
A reinvestigation of the case “dismantles every single piece of evidence previously believed to inculpate Garrett,” the director of the DA’s Conviction Review Unit wrote.
“Somebody” Is a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting
In the seven-part audio series, Chicago mother Shapearl Wells probes her son Courtney Copeland’s 2016 homicide and joins forces with a team of journalists to confront the Chicago Police Department and challenge the city’s long-standing racial disparities.
Texas National Guard Filmed Trespassing During Border Operations
Soldiers patrolling border communities with assault rifles is the latest escalation in Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star.
Episode One: Killing Capital
Harris County, Texas, has sent more people to death row than anywhere else in the nation. Among them is a man named Charles Raby.
My Husband Died on 9/11. I Am Still Waiting for a Trial of His Killers.
We haven't brought any 9/11 conspirators to justice, despite torture and decades of war.
As Europe Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees, It Leaves Other Migrants Caught "Between Two Deaths"
A new book describes the violence of EU-funded detention centers in Libya, exposing the racist double standard at the core of European border policy.
“The Spoils of War”: How Profits Rather Than Empire Define Success for the Pentagon
Andrew Cockburn’s new book is an incredible compendium of avarice and folly.
Kyle Rittenhouse's Acquittal Sets a Dangerous Precedent. But That's Not What Was on Trial.
Jurors are asked to uphold the law as it stands. We don't ask jurors to make the law. That's on us.