Law

A Cholera Outbreak in a Haitian Prison Threatens to Kill Hundreds Within Days

A Cholera Outbreak in a Haitian Prison Threatens to Kill Hundreds Within Days A Cholera Outbreak in a Haitian Prison Threatens to Kill Hundreds Within Days

A deadly epidemic is surging in a penitentiary built for 800 people but containing nearly 4,000. Without immediate inmate release and medical care, hundreds may soon be dead.

Oct 11, 2022 / Loune Viaud, Pierre Fritznel, Louise Ivers, and Eric Reinhart

The US Supreme Court Building

The Supreme Court Is Poised to Make It Even Harder to Challenge Wrongful Convictions The Supreme Court Is Poised to Make It Even Harder to Challenge Wrongful Convictions

The court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in Reed v. Goertz, a case in which the stakes are, quite literally, life or death.

Oct 11, 2022 / Alexandra Klein and Brandon Hasbrouck

Embarrassed by Military Failures, Putin Takes Revenge on Ukraine’s Civilians

Embarrassed by Military Failures, Putin Takes Revenge on Ukraine’s Civilians Embarrassed by Military Failures, Putin Takes Revenge on Ukraine’s Civilians

Report from a city under attack.

Oct 11, 2022 / Leif Reigstad

US soldiers lined up at Albrecht Dürer Airport.

The Pentagon’s Abortion Policy Is an Empty Gesture The Pentagon’s Abortion Policy Is an Empty Gesture

In the military world, Dobbs is a recipe for disaster.

Oct 10, 2022 / Andrea Mazzarino

The Death and Life of My Father, Donald S. Kelley

The Death and Life of My Father, Donald S. Kelley The Death and Life of My Father, Donald S. Kelley

Reckoning with a legacy of violence, fear, and love.

Oct 10, 2022 / Feature / Robin D.G. Kelley

Biden Just Made Marijuana Reform a Major 2022 Issue. Democrats Should Run With It.

Biden Just Made Marijuana Reform a Major 2022 Issue. Democrats Should Run With It. Biden Just Made Marijuana Reform a Major 2022 Issue. Democrats Should Run With It.

Voters of all backgrounds support pardoning Americans with federal convictions for marijuana possession.

Oct 7, 2022 / John Nichols

Governor Greg Abbott speaking with former President Donald Trump during a June 2021 tour of the US-Mexico border wall.

Exclusive: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Used Covid Aid to Pay for a Border Wall Exclusive: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Used Covid Aid to Pay for a Border Wall

Texas steered $1 billion in federal pandemic dollars to Operation Lone Star, which was used to hire thousands of guards, expand the wall, and bus migrants out of state.

Oct 6, 2022 / Barbara Koeppel

Janai Nelson of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund outside the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Is Ready to Take Down More of the Voting Rights Act The Supreme Court Is Ready to Take Down More of the Voting Rights Act

Make no mistake: The racist redistricting map preferred by Alabama Republicans will win the day. But how the court gets to that decision is an open and important matter.

Oct 5, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Mahsa Amini and the Women of Iran

Mahsa Amini and the Women of Iran Mahsa Amini and the Women of Iran

Twenty-two-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody after being arrested by the “morality police” for improperly wearing a hijab. Her murder sparkled an ongoing series of protes...

Oct 5, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Nasrin Sheykhi, and Emanuele Del Rosso

Indigenous Sovereignty Protest

This Supreme Court Case Threatens the Future of Tribal Lands This Supreme Court Case Threatens the Future of Tribal Lands

Haaland v. Brackeen challenges the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, putting the sovereignty of Indian Nations at risk.

Oct 5, 2022 / StudentNation / Jessica Lambert

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