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Former President Donald Trump speaks, flanked by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, during a visit to the border wall near Pharr, Texas, on June 30, 2021.

Texas Gov. Is Slashing Prison Funding — But He’s Doing It to Fund Trump’s Wall

Border residents want the $250 million being shifted from the state prison budget to be used to address racial inequity.

by: Candice Bernd,; Truthout

Elijah McClain and George Floyd pictures left by demonstrators line up the fence outside the Brooklyn Center police station while protesting the death of Daunte Wright, who was shot and killed by a police officer, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on April 14, 2021.

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UN Report Calls for Reparations for Victims of Systemic Racist Police Violence

“Systemic racism needs a systemic response,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet stated.

by: Marjorie Cohn,; Truthout

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld prepares to testify before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on February 17, 2005.

Op-Ed War & Peace

Rumsfeld Was Not “Controversial.” He Played a Leading Role in Mass Murder.

There are many bad people in the world, but few actual villains. Donald Rumsfeld is one such.

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

Allen Weisselberg, chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, is pictured with Trump Tower in New York City.

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Trump Org CFO Weisselberg, Facing Tax Evasion Crimes, Surrenders to Authorities

Although Trump himself won't face charges this week, the investigation into his company's practices is ongoing.

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

Illustration of police officer with pills for eyes, pills swirling about

News Prisons & Policing

The War on Drugs Comes to the Doctor’s Office

An undercover drug cop tried to shut down a doctor in Indiana. Soon, two patients were dead.

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

Op-Ed Politics & Elections

Backlash to Abortion Ban in New Hampshire Could Derail GOP Scheme to Flip Senate

The GOP seeks to win New Hampshire next year, but local backlash against a new abortion law may upend those plans.

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

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“Better Than Trump” Isn’t Good Enough. End Deportation Now.

The White House is rewriting a set of ICE guidelines. Will Biden continue to destroy immigrant families?

by: Jacinta González,; Truthout

Biden Admin Urged to Release Trans & HIV+ Asylum Seekers After Deaths, Neglect

Biden Admin Urged to Release Trans and HIV+ Asylum Seekers Following Deaths

by: Amy Goodman &; Nermeen Shaikh,; Democracy Now!

Vice President Kamala Harris meeting in-person with Guatemalan justice sector leaders in the Vice Presidents Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus on May 19, 2021.

Hey VP Harris, Here Is a Progressive Way to Address the Root Causes of Migration

by: David L. Wilson,; Truthout

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) speaks during a news conference to push then-President-elect Joe Biden to appoint a corporate-free cabinet outside of the Democratic National Headquarters in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020.

AOC Calls Out Kamala Harris for Telling Guatemalan Asylum Seekers, “Do Not Come”

by: Sharon Zhang,; Truthout

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A woman walks away from a cross with a girl's dress draped across it

Canada’s Indigenous Genocide Is Ongoing

The mass graves at former Indian residential school sites are not the whole story. Colonial violence is far from over.

by: Siku Allooloo,; Truthout

People hold up signs during a rally against "critical race theory" (CRT) being taught in schools at the Loudoun County Government center in Leesburg, Virginia, on June 12, 2021.

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy answers questions during his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

McCarthy Told GOP Lawmakers He’d Kick Them Off Committees Over Jan 6 Commission

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced eight lawmakers who would serve on the committee, including Rep. Liz Cheney.

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

People arrive either to drop off mail-in ballots or vote in person in the U.S. presidential election at an early voting location in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 16, 2020.

Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Restrictions in Blow to Voting Rights Act

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

New Yorkers cast their votes for the June 22 Mayoral Primary Election in New York City on June 22, 2021.

Conservatives Blame Ranked-Choice Voting for NYC Election Chaos. They’re Wrong.

by: Igor Derysh,; Salon

Former President Donald Trump listens during a border security briefing on June 30, 2021, in Weslaco, Texas.

Trump Ranks Last in “Moral Authority” in Survey of Presidents

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

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Unearthed, Greenpeace U.K.'s investigative journalism arm, has released secretly recorded footage of Keith McCoy, a senior director in ExxonMobil's Washington, D.C. government affairs team.

Secret Footage of ExxonMobil Lobbyists Sparks Calls for Congressional Action

Secretly recorded videos have exposed how ExxonMobil continues to fight U.S. efforts to tackle the climate crisis.

by: Jessica Corbett,; Common Dreams

Dozens of Sudden Deaths Reported as Canada Heat Hits a Record 121 Degrees

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Firefighters turn to shield themselves from the ember wash as they battle the Bond Fire on December 3, 2020, in Silverado, California.

Biden’s Plan to Address Wildfire Season Includes Pay Increases for Firefighters

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

Portland residents fill a cooling center with a capacity of about 300 people at the Oregon Convention Center June 27, 2021, in Portland, Oregon.

Northwest Heat Wave Is a Symptom of Terrifying Runaway Climate Feedback Loops

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

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