Idaho’s “abortion trafficking” law is paranoia masquerading as public policy, and there’s more on the way.

Mark Zuckerberg’s virtual world promises fun and creative opportunities for all—including a small universe of cybercriminals.

Having declared victory in its war on Backpage and sex work, the liberal-conservative coalition has pivoted to porn.

Both are swimming in the same false claims and exaggerated campaigns.

Sex trafficking prosecution has been framed as a universal pursuit people can unite around, but that’s a fantasy.

Newspapers love a good “Feds take down sex trafficking” story, even if there are no sex traffickers actually taken down.

The bipartisan movement to “combat trafficking” was built on many of the same superficialities as the First Family, but everyone has their limit.

An exclusive look at a groundbreaking policy transformation. There are lessons for the left to learn here.

For more than a decade, the designation has meant very little beyond self-serving press releases and bad reporting.

Anti-prostitution policing and these intervention courts believe they can racially profile and arrest their way to women's liberation.

The U.S. criminal legal system protected him for years—and then it failed him, just as it has failed countless people of color who are put behind bars.

For years, Cindy McCain warned of dangerous men coming to enslave American women and girls. Now Trump is running with it.

The prosecution of the Patriots owner, and his recent legal victories, reveal deep flaws in the U.S. criminal justice system.

Police from four countries joined forces to bring down a notorious human smuggler. Here's how they blew the operation—and why the crackdown on immigration is making things worse.

NBC’s aborted comedy about a purchased Filipina bride exposes the depths of the entertainment industry’s cultural blindness.

The ugly business of how military contractors find their workers