Meet the Boy Scouts of the Border Patrol Meet the Boy Scouts of the Border Patrol
The Border Patrol Explorers program offers training and mentorship—with a side of Trumpian ideology.
Jan 21, 2020 / Feature / Morley Musick
High-Tech Police Weapons Do More Harm than Good High-Tech Police Weapons Do More Harm than Good
Cops with “less lethal” weapons are not a substitute for a functioning mental health system.
Jan 9, 2020 / John Raphling
William Barr’s Police-Fueled War on Civil Rights William Barr’s Police-Fueled War on Civil Rights
The attorney general’s obsession with protecting the police is a throwback to the crackdown on protesters in the 1960s.
Dec 27, 2019 / Joshua Clark Davis
Why Is the Media So Obsessed With Michael Bloomberg? Why Is the Media So Obsessed With Michael Bloomberg?
The 77-year-old billionaire was a terrible mayor of New York City who only exacerbated inequality.
Dec 13, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
In a Vacuum of Trust, Conspiracies Take Root in Hong Kong In a Vacuum of Trust, Conspiracies Take Root in Hong Kong
Residents have lost faith in their government, and the consequences could reshape the city.
Dec 9, 2019 / Benjamin Haas
Meet the Prosecutors Resisting America’s Frightening New Abortion Bans Meet the Prosecutors Resisting America’s Frightening New Abortion Bans
A group of progressive attorneys is refusing to enforce new abortion laws. But in a legal landscape so hostile to choice, is deliberate inaction enough?
Dec 3, 2019 / Feature / Cynthia Greenlee
The Hong Kongers Building a Case Against the Police The Hong Kongers Building a Case Against the Police
As the territory’s officials refuse to punish police officers for misconduct, volunteers are compiling huge archives of evidence.
Nov 27, 2019 / Rosemarie Ho
How One Town Developed a New Way to Police How One Town Developed a New Way to Police
Renton, Washington, has become a national model for inclusive governing.
Nov 20, 2019 / Glenn Nelson
Hong Kong Was Never Built to Stand Up to China Hong Kong Was Never Built to Stand Up to China
The power of the territory’s courts was dismissed by Beijing this week—proving just how weak Hong Kong’s rule of law has always been.
Nov 19, 2019 / Yukiko Kobayashi Lui
The Berlin Wall Kept People In. Our New Walls Keep People Out. The Berlin Wall Kept People In. Our New Walls Keep People Out.
Walls have made a comeback—but like in Berlin, their effectiveness hinges on mass surveillance.
Nov 8, 2019 / Matthew Longo