Teachers Scrambled After ICE Released Tear Gas Outside a Chicago Elementary School

Jessica Washington

Chicago teachers said they’re dealing with traumatized students in underfunded schools — while the Trump administration spends millions to militarize American cities.
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The U.S. Isn’t Even Bothering With Its Usual Lies to Sell Its Regime Change War in Venezuela

Séamus Malekafzali

The days of justifying American military intervention anywhere in the world are on their way out.
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Trump “National Police Force” Built on ICE Partnerships With Local Agencies Like… Wildlife Commissions?

Akela Lacy

Trump is using lies about immigrant crime waves to create a massive law enforcement apparatus that operates under his orders.
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Court Rejects Journalist’s Case Because He Couldn’t Submit an Original Signature From Gaza

Hanno Hauenstein

Gaza journalist Anas Fteiha took German media giant Axel Springer to court for smearing him as a Hamas propagandist.
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David Brooks Is the Last Person We Should Be Listening to Right Now

Sean Bell

A mass movement against the Trump administration is essential, but no one should take an Iraq War booster’s advice.
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Episode Three: Blown Cover

Collateral Damage

How confidential informants like LeBron Gaither, recruited by police as a teen and killed by a drug dealer, are seen by the criminal system as disposable.
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