The FBI Is Back to Its Old Habits: Illegally Spying on Protesters The FBI Is Back to Its Old Habits: Illegally Spying on Protesters
There should be no future for Section 702, an enduring vestige of the post-9/11 security state. To kill it, all Congress has to do is do nothing.
Jun 9, 2023 / Column / Spencer Ackerman
New York’s Prison System Abruptly Halts a Policy Censoring Artists and Writers New York’s Prison System Abruptly Halts a Policy Censoring Artists and Writers
One day after New York Focus broke the story about the censorship policy, the state department announced that it would suspend the rule impeding creative endeavors in prisons.
Jun 8, 2023 / Victoria Law
Does Fatima Mousa Mohammed Oppose Israel’s Very Existence? Does Fatima Mousa Mohammed Oppose Israel’s Very Existence?
The CUNY Law grad’s much-discussed commencement speech was less a defense of Palestine than a prosecution of the Jewish state.
Jun 8, 2023 / Column / Alexis Grenell
The Right’s Latest Target: No-Fault Divorce The Right’s Latest Target: No-Fault Divorce
Republicans have a new way of sticking their noses in other people’s business.
Jun 8, 2023 / Column / Katha Pollitt
America’s Suburbs Are Breeding Grounds for Fascism America’s Suburbs Are Breeding Grounds for Fascism
Hate against trans people is rising, but the suburbs are what gives this hate its fervor and popularity.
Jun 8, 2023 / P.E. Moskowitz
The Racist, Insulting Resurgence of Work Requirements The Racist, Insulting Resurgence of Work Requirements
Work requirements expose the nasty underbelly of the vaunted American work ethic. We would rather the poor starve than risk that they might spend less time on the job.
Jun 8, 2023 / Bryce Covert
Pride, in Freedom and Equality Pride, in Freedom and Equality
The LGBTQI+ and BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by incarceration in the USA.
Jun 7, 2023 / OppArt / Karen Thomas
Atlanta Is Trying to Crush the Opposition to “Cop City” by Any Means Necessary Atlanta Is Trying to Crush the Opposition to “Cop City” by Any Means Necessary
Mass arrests. Trumped-up charges. Brutal violence. They’re all part of the city’s effort to destroy the movement against the infamous police facility.
Jun 7, 2023 / Hannah Riley
The GOP Is Not Gaining Black Voters The GOP Is Not Gaining Black Voters
The mainstream media has been harping on the implications of Black Republican candidates, but their influence on voters is not as significant as The New York Times suggests.
Jun 7, 2023 / Steve Phillips
Get Ready for AI Surveillance at the 2024 Paris Olympics Get Ready for AI Surveillance at the 2024 Paris Olympics
The Olympics don’t make authoritarian countries more democratic; they make democratic countries more authoritarian.
Jun 6, 2023 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff