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January 22, 2020
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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
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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
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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.
February 21, 2018
Matt Ford
Dismantle the Department of Homeland Security
The case for abolishing the wasteful, incompetent, and abusive mega-agency has become especially urgent under Trump.
February 15, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Trump administration is invoking 9/11 to kill a bipartisan immigration bill.
January 17, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump Is Distorting Statistics to Demonize Immigrants
The administration's new report on international terrorism is full of misleading numbers and glaring omissions.
September 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
Waiving the Jones Act won’t solve Puerto Rico’s problems right now.
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