The U.S. Is Quietly Opening Detention Camps for Small Children

Aura Bogado / Reveal Jul 15, 2019 A new investigative report finds a Phoenix facility is holding 12 boys and girls as young as three months old—all without their mothers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Saving Migrant Lives Could Land This Man in Jail

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan May 30, 2019 Scott Warren, a geographer who volunteers with humanitarian aid groups, faces decades in prison for providing food and water in Arizona. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Judge Blocks Some Border Wall Funding; Trump Plans Appeal

DAISY NGUYEN and ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated Press May 25, 2019 At issue is money approved by Congress for the Pentagon that was diverted during the national emergency. Two high-priority projects are halted. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

No Longer in the Dark: 300 Navajo Nation Homes Get Electricity

FELICIA FONSECA / The Associated Press May 18, 2019 Tens of thousands of people remain without power on the country's largest American Indian reservation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Border Wall to Go Up in National Monument, Wildlife Refuge

ASTRID GALVAN and NOMAAN MERCHANT / The Associated Press May 14, 2019 Department of Homeland Security again waives environmental and other laws to build more barriers along California-Arizona 100-mile stretch. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Earth Just Eclipsed a Terrifying Threshold

klem@s / Flickr May 13, 2019 New research finds more than 400 parts of C02 per million in the atmosphere—the most since the Pliocene era several million years ago. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Are Democrats Finally Turning on Charter Schools?

Jeff Bryant / Independent Media Institute May 10, 2019 The party has embraced school privatization in recent years, but its enthusiasm appears to be waning amid a series of rolling scandals. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Growing Number of States Call Porn a Public Health Crisis

LINDSAY WHITEHURST and JONATHAN J. COOPER / The Associated Press May 10, 2019 Republican officials say it's a plague on society, but health experts warn that these labels can go too far and carry their own risks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Reich’s 10 Steps to Save American Democracy

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 24, 2018 Our problems extend beyond the current occupant of the Oval Office. Here's how we can reclaim our country and forge a more just society. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Police Are Enabling Rampant Abuse in Immigrant Children’s Shelters

Michael Grabell, Topher Sanders and Silvina Sterin Pensel / ProPublica Dec 21, 2018 Across the country, kids are reporting acts of sexual assault, only to see their cases opened and promptly shut. ProPublica investigates. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

7-Year-Old Girl Dies of Dehydration, Shock After Border Patrol Arrest

The Associated Press Dec 14, 2018 The tragedy raises pointed questions about what kind of care the child received during her eight-hour detention. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

This Is What It Looks Like When Imperialism Comes Home

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Dec 10, 2018 Donald Trump calls the barbed wire along the southern border "beautiful." He's never seen an Afghan village surrounded by the stuff. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )