![Lawrence Bell [right], moments after being released from East Jersey State Prison on Sunday, is greeted by his friend Ron Pierce [left], who was also incarcerated for three decades. (Photo taken by Chris Hedges)](https://www.salon.com/app/uploads/2020/06/my-student-comes-home-0630201-768x518.jpg "My student comes home — after 30 years")
My student comes home — after 30 years
Lawrence Bell walked out of prison last weekend, free for the first time since he was 14. This is his story
Progressives: Cut aid to Israel
Pramila Jayapal, Ilhan Omar and Jewish groups join in criticism of Israel's "dangerous" annexation plans
DeVos cheers Supremes' religious ruling
DeVos just issued a rule that could increase relief grants for private schools from $127 million to $1.5 billion
Trump hotel fails COVID hygiene sting
Trump International was one of three Manhattan hotels to fail "Inside Edition" coronavirus cleaning test
Kushner wants to cut the public off
Jared Kushner among the top Trump advisors arguing against daily Coronavirus Task Force briefings
McEnany's defense of Trump
McEnany's defense of Trump makes the president look completely out of control
Trump "near-sadistic" when calling women
In hundreds of classified phone calls, Trump convinced top Cabinet members he was "delusional" and a security risk
Publisher's wife held role with Melania
This potentially troubling conflict of interest was not disclosed to readers of The Hill, a new report reveals
Paul criticized for attacking Dr. Fauci
"We shouldn’t presume that a group of experts somehow knows what’s best for everyone," the Republican senator says
Judge temporarily blocks Mary Trump book
"Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man" was set to be released in August
Uber wants to eat Postmates
The move would mark the consolidation of two exemplars of the gig economy
Oakland schools abolish police force
Amid a national conversation about cops and racism, Oakland Unified abolishes their school police force
Tech barons dream of a world without us
Despite their promises to save the world, tech CEOs never seem to succeed. Why do we keep falling for it?
"Welcome to Chechnya" never feels safe
Director David France's riveting documentary never feels safe as he illuminates a world of authoritarian horror
The spike at the heart of coronavirus
A new mutation of the coronavirus has tiny genetic change — here's what scientists think it means
Who doesn't love a taco?
Can we plausibly claim to "love immigrants" if we eat the food they prepare while ignoring their exploitation?
Fauci: US could hit 100K new daily cases
"We’re going in the wrong direction," Fauci testified before the Senate. "It puts the entire country at risk"
Amy Sedaris "At Home" is a pandemic mood
The truTV series isn't aspirational television, but that's precisely why we amateur crafters and cooks can relate
Republicans skip House Intel meetings
“The whole thing is absurd," Intelligence Committee member Jim Himes says
GOP convention host now requiring masks
Trump already moved the speech over his demand to find a host city “without social distancing or required masks"
Trump never cared about the troops
Trump harangued NFL players for kneeling, but did nothing about Russia paying bounties to kill American soldiers
McGrath to face McConnell in November
Amy McGrath has officially defeated Charles Booker in Kentucky’s Senate Democratic primary
