Death on Rikers: Isa Abdul Karim Sued Over Previous Jail Mistreatment, Then Landed Back There and Caught Covid
Jailed for a parole violation, Karim, the 11th person to die at the jails this year, suffered violence and neglect on Rikers.
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Mystery Group Promoting Infrastructure Privatization Boosted by Toll Road Lobbyists
Let’s Build Infrastructure is preparing a six-figure TV ad buy to push the bipartisan infrastructure deal.
Secret NYPD Document Teaches Cops to Illegally Raid Sealed Records
Police are running roughshod over a half-century-old law preventing access to the sealed arrest records of 3.5 million people.
New Documentary "Exterminate All the Brutes" Was 500 Years of Genocide in the Making
The fact that Raoul Peck's new HBO film on white supremacy exists shows that something profound about the world is changing.
How the Navy SEALs Failed America — and How They Can Change
In “Code Over Country,” Matthew Cole argues that Americans who celebrate the SEALs must also understand the cost of their service.
Surveillance Dragnet: How Shadowy Companies Can Track Your Every Move
Smartphone apps make it easy for companies and government agencies to spy on billions of devices.
Jamaal Bowman on His First Year in Congress
From the Capitol riot to budget negotiations, the first-term New York representative talks 2021.
Greening Red America: Breaking Down Build Back Better’s Climate Ag Policy
The bill aims to transform America’s approach to climate, forestry, and agriculture.
How Progressive Democrats Were Railroaded in the Primaries by AIPAC and Allied Groups
A people-powered insurgency threatened to reshape the Democratic Party. Then came the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and its allied super PAC, Democratic Majority for Israel.
U.S. Court Issues Landmark Ruling on Paramilitary Violence in Colombia
In a civil lawsuit, the court found that the paramilitaries operated in a “symbiotic relationship” with U.S.-funded Colombian forces.