Starved, smashed and bloodied: The violence at ICE’s Delaney Hall
Brutality towards detainees and protesters continues to unfold in Newark, NJ. The Handbasket was on-site to report.
Kat Abughazaleh shows us how to fight fascists
Q+A with one of the Broadview Six, who had all charges dropped against them after grand jury misconduct.
What it's like to see ICE tear gas kids
Attendees at a Portland, OR protest describe a vicious, unprovoked and sudden attack
Whistleblower says Trump officials thought USAID did 'just abortions,' asked for 'Barney-style' slides before gutting agency, per new book
Read an exclusive excerpt from Nicholas Enrich's "Into the Wood Chipper"
From Selma to Montgomery, Alabama marches for civil rights once again
In a guest post, local journalist Solomon Crenshaw Jr. describes emotional marches on Saturday and the bloody past they evoked.
NY school district pays $125k settlement to HS student whose Palestine-related art they erased
Half Hollow Hills Central School District has finally resolved a case that stemmed from a September 2024 incident.
Airports on ICE
Federal immigration agents popped up around the country on Monday to do seemingly nothing.
"The day of accountability will come": Rep. Delia Ramirez on abolishing and prosecuting DHS
The Handbasket spoke with the congresswoman who called out ICE long before it was popular.
Subpoena of NYU Langone trans youth health records pierces ‘bubble’ of safety for patients & families
The Handbasket spoke to some of the people impacted.
US Mint takes down video of meeting criticizing proposed Trump 24K gold coin
A coin advisory committee called the design for the America 250 coin something only produced by "kings or dictators."
'To Catch A Fascist'
Read a sneak peek of the new book by veteran journalist and far-right extremism expert Christopher Mathias.
How Kansas Republicans weaponized the law to target 300 trans driver's license holders
SB 244 was put into effect virtually overnight, causing chaos, panic and fear in the trans community.
Hating AI is good, actually
LinkedIn may be awash with boosters, but shunning AI is the human choice.
Living through Trump's time bomb
A whole civilization may not have died, but something within us certainly did.
Refusing to accept an AI-poisoned future of journalism
There is no pride in relying on a machine to do deeply human work.
We won our FOIA lawsuit for body cam footage of DOGE raid on US Institute of Peace
The judge ruled DC Metropolitan Police must share all un-redacted footage from the March 2025 raid.
Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid
Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.
For ICE to build concentration camps quickly, they're leaning on this 'Dept. of War' program
WEXMAC TITUS helps contractors bypass the traditionally lengthy government contract bidding process
State Dept. staff—including Noem—will move into Institute of Peace building despite ongoing legal dispute
After the 2025 DOGE raid, a court ruling on ownership of the building remains in limbo.
Fascist Vacation
The Handbasket's very first original editorial cartoon by artist Christian Dawson.
Why now is the time to be loudly anti-war
We don't need the clarity of hindsight to know war in Iran—or anywhere—will end in physical, moral and financial ruin.