There Are Now More Than 14,000 Immigrant Kids in Federal Custody—a New Record
Immigrants walk into a building at South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas.Charles Reed/US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The number of immigrant children in federal custody has reached an all-time high, with more than 14,000 children currently being held in government facilities, the San…
“Senator, Why Are You Being Arrested?”
Sen. Nikema Williams (D-Atlanta) is arrested by capitol police during a protest over election ballot counts in the rotunda of the state capitol building Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Atlanta. John Bazemore/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The morning of Tuesday, November 13, started out like many others for…
Federal Hate Crime Charges Brought in Kentucky Kroger Shooting
David R. Lutman/Courier Journal/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday, federal prosecutors announced that they will bring three federal hate crime charges against a white gunman who allegedly shot and killed two black people at a grocery store in Jeffersontown, Kentucky. Gregory Bush, 51, faces one count each for the deaths of 69-year-old…
This New Yorker Cover Shows Why the Midterms Were so Huge for Women and People of Color
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. If you’re still wondering whether the midterms were a win for women and people of color, The New Yorker just previewed its upcoming cover—which aptly illustrates why the results were a cause for celebration. An early look at next week’s cover, “Welcome to Congress,” by Barry…
While Dedicating a Monument to Black Civil War Soldiers, Ryan Zinke Praises Robert E. Lee
“To attempt to link Lee’s achievements for the Confederacy which embraced White Supremacy to that of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is not a slight oversight but a huge historical misappropriation that the descendants of enslaved Africans cannot accept or tolerate,” Malik Russell, an NAACP spokesman, said in an email. “Dr. King’s work united our…
Pittsburgh Mourns its Jewish Mass Shooting Victims—and Rejects Trump’s Visit
Anti-Trump demonstrators march during the president’s visit.Clint Hendler/Mother Jones Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As President Trump came to Pittsburgh on Tuesday afternoon, thousands of residents marched in protest through Squirrel Hill, the historically Jewish neighborhood that is home to Tree of Life, the synagogue where 11 congregants were murdered…