You are using an
outdated
browser.
Please
upgrade your browser
and improve your visit to our site.
Skip Navigation
The New Republic
The New Republic
LATEST
BREAKING NEWS
POLITICS
CLIMATE
CULTURE
MAGAZINE
NEWSLETTERS
PODCASTS
GAMES
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
LATEST
BREAKING NEWS
POLITICS
CLIMATE
CULTURE
MAGAZINE
NEWSLETTERS
PODCASTS
GAMES
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
Human Trafficking
July 18, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Greg Abbott Promises to Keep Using Migrants as Political Pawn at RNC
The Texas governor announced he intends to continue busing migrants to other states.
May 3, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
New Orleans Catholic Church Exposed for Ties to Child Sex-Trafficking
Priests in the Archdiocese of New Orleans allegedly transported children out of state to abuse them.
April 11, 2023
Megan Burbank
The Brand New Anti-Abortion Law That’s Steeped in an Old Moral Panic
Idaho’s “abortion trafficking” law is paranoia masquerading as public policy, and there’s more on the way.
November 29, 2021
Timothy Lloyd
Facebook’s Metaverse Heralds a Brave New Underworld of Metacrime
Mark Zuckerberg’s virtual world promises fun and creative opportunities for all—including a small universe of cybercriminals.
December 10, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
Nick Kristof and the Holy War on Pornhub
Having declared victory in its war on Backpage and sex work, the liberal-conservative coalition has pivoted to porn.
August 19, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
QAnon Is Using the Anti-Trafficking Movement’s Conspiracy Playbook
Both are swimming in the same false claims and exaggerated campaigns.
July 10, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
The Law Was Never Meant for Ghislaine Maxwell
Sex trafficking prosecution has been framed as a universal pursuit people can unite around, but that’s a fantasy.
June 25, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
The Justice Department’s Fake Fight Against Sex Trafficking
Newspapers love a good “Feds take down sex trafficking” story, even if there are no sex traffickers actually taken down.
February 18, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
The Trump Administration Finally Broke the Anti-Trafficking Movement
The bipartisan movement to “combat trafficking” was built on many of the same superficialities as the First Family, but everyone has their limit.
January 30, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
The New Majority Behind Sex Work Decriminalization
An exclusive look at a groundbreaking policy transformation. There are lessons for the left to learn here.
January 15, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
Human Trafficking Prevention Month Is a Dangerous Joke
For more than a decade, the designation has meant very little beyond self-serving press releases and bad reporting.
January 7, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
Human Trafficking Courts Are Not a Criminal Justice “Innovation”
Anti-prostitution policing and these intervention courts believe they can racially profile and arrest their way to women's liberation.
August 12, 2019
Melissa Gira Grant
Jeffrey Epstein and the Myth of “Justice” in America
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.
June 25, 2019
Magazine
Melissa Gira Grant
White Mom’s Burden
For years, Cindy McCain warned of dangerous men coming to enslave American women and girls. Now Trump is running with it.
March 27, 2017
Magazine
Eric Reidy
The General and the Refugee
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.
Our Writers
Kate Aronoff
Climate & Energy
Matt Ford
Law & The Courts
Melissa Gira Grant
LGBTQ Rights
Jason Linkins
Power & Plutocracy
Timothy Noah
Politics & Economy
Malcolm Ferguson
Breaking News
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Breaking News
Edith Olmsted
Breaking News
Hafiz Rashid
Breaking News
Greg Sargent
Politics & Democracy
Grace Segers
Congress & Elections
Alex Shephard
Politics & Media
Heather Souvaine Horn
Climate Change
Michael Tomasky
Politics & Ideas
About
The New Republic
’s history
1