Alexander Sammon

2 weeks ago | slate.com | Alexander Sammon

Skip to the content Snuggled in a Light Sauce Politics Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. About an hour and a half into “WelcomeFest”—last week’s “largest public gathering of centrist Democrats,” self-described—the inevitable happened. Protesters against the Israeli military campaign in Gaza breached the check-in area and took the stage to condemn New York Rep.

1 month ago | rsn.org | Alexander Sammon

One heartbreaking afternoon inside an ICE facility in a remote corner of Louisiana. It was 4 p.m. at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, shift change. Employees streamed out, some in blue uniforms and others in scrubs, with clear plastic backpacks and shoulder bags bearing the logo of the private-prison company that operates the facility. The warden made his exit for the day. Inside was Mahmoud Khalil, America’s highest-profile political prisoner.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Alexander Sammon

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It was 4 p.m. at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, shift change. Employees streamed out, some in blue uniforms and others in scrubs, with clear plastic backpacks and shoulder bags bearing the logo of the private-prison company that operates the facility. The warden made his exit for the day. Inside was Mahmoud Khalil, America’s highest-profile political prisoner.

1 month ago | slate.com | Alexander Sammon

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It was 4 p.m. at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, shift change. Employees streamed out, some in blue uniforms and others in scrubs, with clear plastic backpacks and shoulder bags bearing the logo of the private-prison company that operates the facility. The warden made his exit for the day. Inside was Mahmoud Khalil, America’s highest-profile political prisoner.

2 months ago | slate.com | Alexander Sammon

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. After just three hours of deliberation, a jury in New York on Tuesday found the New York Times not liable for defaming former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. It is, in essence, the third time Palin has lost this particular case.