Alice Speri
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Texans Can Put Confederate Flag on Their License Plates
The central question is whether specialty plates issued by the state represent government speech or the expression of the individual motorist.
Ghani Goes to Washington: Stakes Are High on Afghan President’s First US Visit
Ashraf Ghani makes his first trip to Washington as Afghanistan’s president today, and he will likely seek assurances that the US won't pull out its men and money too quickly as fighting season approaches in his country.
Yemen's Civil Conflict Deepens Further as Fighting Breaks Out in Aden
Forces loyal to Houti rebels targeted the presidential palace in Aden, in southern Yemen, where President Hadi took refuge after fleeing the capital of Sanaa following a coup. Also earlier today, fighting by Aden's airport killed at least five people.
'Race Together' Critics Tell Starbucks to Put Its Money Where Its Mouth Is
If Starbucks cares about racial justice, critics say, it needs to do more than make people talk about it over coffee and take a look at its contribution to the country's inequality — which as Starbucks, as elsewhere, falls squarely along racial lines.
'Everything Here Is a Teaching Moment': College Students Head to Ferguson for Alternative Spring Break
While students across the country get ready to hit the beach, a couple hundred of them have picked an unusual destination for their week off classes, heading to Ferguson, Missouri for an 'alternative' spring break.
Who Exactly Is Accused Ferguson Police Shooter Jeffrey Williams?
Several regular protesters — a tight community where many faces are familiar — denied ever having seen Jeffrey Williams before, including the evening of the shooting.
Four Veteran SFPD Cops Are Under Investigation for Racist Texts
Four veterans of the San Francisco police department are under investigation after racist and homophobic text messages they wrote came to the public’s attention as part of a legal filing in another former officer’s corruption trial.
So-Called ‘Suicide by Cop’ Cases Highlight Problematic Police Response to Mental Illness
The "suicide by cop" idea does not justify a failure to address mental illness, critics say. Most of the time there is little evidence, if any, that suicide was the intention.
Poor Alabamians Sue Private Probation Company Profiting Off Their Debt
Three residents of Clanton city have come together to sue a for-profit collections company that threatened them with jail over their inability to pay city-issued fines.
Protesters Say Ferguson Police Shooting Doesn't Reflect Their Nonviolent Movement
One officer was struck in the face and the other in the shoulder after shots were fired early on Thursday. The shooting occurred after the resignation of police chief Thomas Jackson.
God, Guns, and the Mass Shooting in Tyrone, Missouri
Joseph Jesse Aldridge killed seven people in rural Missouri last month before turning his gun on himself — but his community likes guns, and doesn't want the tragedy to serve those trying to restrict access to them.
Georgia Police Officer Kills Unarmed Black Man Who Was Naked and ‘Acting Deranged’
Anthony Hill appeared to be in the middle of a mental breakdown when he was shot and killed by a white Dekalb County police officer in the greater Atlanta area on Monday afternoon.