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September 15, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
The Era of Disaster Militiaism in America
The vigilantes running wildfire checkpoints in Oregon are the latest right-wing militants to take advantage of a crisis.
September 3, 2020
Magazine
Sarah Jeong
The Battle of Portland
How mass protests against racist police brutality sparked a historic federal crackdown on dissent
July 30, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
All Police Can Be Secret Police
Local democratic officials denounce the feds when they act with impunity, but their own police departments use many of the same tactics.
March 3, 2020
Matt Ford
Donald Trump’s Nominations Game Finally Backfired
A federal judge just put the kibosh on the president’s attempt to slip Ken Cuccinelli past the Senate.
January 22, 2020
Adam Weinstein
Surveillance States Are Flexing Their Muscle
Trump's planned expansion of his travel ban is part of a broader authoritarian Big Data grab.
January 7, 2020
Aaron Miguel Cantú
How Democrats Abetted Trump’s Bloated Border Regime
Congress has funneled billions of dollars to the White House's anti-immigration enforcement arms. Here's how that money has been spent.
September 6, 2019
Matt Ford
We’re Trapped in the Dystopian Aftermath of 9/11
A judge has finally questioned the FBI's terrorism watch list. But so much else that followed the attacks is now an accepted part of American life.
August 7, 2019
Sam Adler-Bell
More Government Power Is the Wrong Way to Fight White Supremacy
History shows that the expansion of the American security state never benefits racial and religious minorities.
June 19, 2019
Matt Ford
An Administration Run by Temp Workers
Trump's government is littered with "acting" department heads. Here's how he gets away with it, and how to stop it.
June 19, 2019
Alex Shephard
Trump’s Kick-Off Rally Showcases What the President Does Best
Turns out the last refuge of a scoundrel isn't patriotism—it's racism.
May 22, 2019
Matt Ford
A Presidency That Will Live in Infamy
While Washington debates Trump's legal maneuvers, his administration is committing acts of cruelty that dwarf impeachable offenses.
October 31, 2018
Jeet Heer
Report: Homeland Security pays little attention to white supremacist terrorism.
July 26, 2018
Vegas Tenold
To Doxx a Racist
How a dead white supremacist sparked a debate over the tactics used against the extreme right
July 18, 2018
Matt Ford
OK, Abolish ICE. What Then?
Dismantling the government's immigration-enforcement agency isn't as straightforward as the slogan suggests.
June 20, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump’s Astonishing Reversal Is No Solution
The president bowed to outrage over his migrant family separation policy, but his executive order may cause yet other cruelties.
June 20, 2018
Emily Atkin
A Homeland Security spokesman ranted at U.S. airlines for criticizing Trump’s child separation policy.
June 20, 2018
Emily Atkin
The mind-boggling cost of breaking up migrant families.
June 20, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Uncertain Fate of Migrant Children Sent to Foster Care
A system designed for abused and neglected kids now must handle thousands who have been forcibly separated from their parents.
June 12, 2018
Matt Ford
Can the Trump administration legally strip immigrants of citizenship?
April 17, 2018
Matt Ford
Gorsuch Did Scalia Proud (If Not Trump)
The president's Supreme Court appointee joined the liberal justices in striking down a deportation law, but his predecessor likely would have agreed.
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