Guatemalans Guarded the Memory of Democracy Through Years of War and Corruption. Now They See an Opening.
Hope for a revival of the “Guatemalan spring” — cut short in 1954 by a CIA-backed coup — lifted Bernardo Arévalo’s unlikely campaign.
Justice
Voices
Defying RICO Indictment, Faith Leaders Chain Themselves to Bulldozer to Stop Cop City
In solidarity with those facing racketeering charges, protesters against the planned police compound chose to stand their ground against state repression.
Voices
Undercover Federal Police Shot and Paralyzed Unhoused Man in Wheelchair
According to Brooks Roberts’s wrongful shooting claim, officers opened fire when they saw he had a gun — but he thought his brother was being robbed.
Voices
I Worked in Federal Prison Sweatshops for 23 Cents an Hour
Federal Prison Industries dangles the promise of workforce readiness as it exploits incarcerated workers like me.
The War on Immigrants
Floaters: Our Reflection in the Rio Grande
Migrant children are drowning at the border. Their deaths are met with indifference. Rescue workers call these bodies “floaters.”
Payday Lenders Gave Millions to Republican Group That Backed Supreme Court Suit to Annihilate CFPB
The Republican Attorneys General Association fought to help a Supreme Court case against the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.
FBI Hoovering Up DNA at a Pace That Rivals China, Holds 21 Million Samples and Counting
China and the U.S. are collecting the same proportion of their populations’ DNA profiles — and the FBI wants to double its budget to get even more.
The War on Immigrants
Border Patrol Violating Court Order Against Inhumane Treatment of Migrants, Officials Say
In Arizona, migrants caged outdoors endure extreme temperatures, cardboard scraps for beds, and overflowing porta-potties.
Honduras Defense Official and U.S. Drug War Ally Tied to Narco-Trafficker, Notorious Mercenary Firm
Documents and interviews link Col. Elias Melgar Urbina to a convicted drug trafficker and a security company accused of assassinating activists.
Voices
Abortion Bans or Democracy — You Can’t Have Both
Controlling people’s bodies requires trashing representative government and violating every individual right.