Biden Pushes to Renew Spy Program That Threatens Communities of Color
Mother Jones; Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Early one morning in 2015, FBI agents stormed the home of Xiaoxing Xi and arrested him at gunpoint. As his wife and daughters stood in shock, officers handcuffed the Temple University physics professor and jailed…
Migrants’ DNA Is Fueling a Massive Expansion of the FBI’s Genetic Database
Teresa Canino Rivera/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Ever since the Trump administration scaled up DNA collection from migrants in federal custody, immigration officials have been pouring massive quantities of genetic data into the FBI’s national law enforcement database. New submissions to CODIS—short for…
Voting Rights Groups Condemn Atlanta’s Verification Process for Cop City Referendum
A canvasser with the Stop Cop City Vote Coalition speaks with an Atlanta resident. Brynn Anderson/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Monday, more than 25 of the leading voting rights groups in Georgia—including Fair Fight Action and New Georgia Project, both founded by…
Chris Christie Wants a Federal Probe of Cop City Protesters
John Arthur Brown/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former New Jersey governor and current Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie wants the federal government to come down hard on protesters who are trying to stop the construction of a police training facility in Atlanta, commonly…
Atlanta Officials Push to Build Cop City Without a Public Vote
Alex Slitz/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last Thursday, a federal judge upheld the First Amendment rights of residents living outside of Atlanta to collect signatures to force a vote on whether or not to build an infamous training center that has become known as…
Atlanta Residents Could Soon Vote on Cop City
Protesters gather outside Atlanta City Hall ahead of a council vote over whether to approve public funding for the construction of “Cop City,” a proposed police and firefighter training center.Arvin Temkar/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Wednesday, an Atlanta city clerk approved a…