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The Eviction Crisis Is Aiding the GOP’s Voter Suppression Schemes
Struggles with eviction can translate into disenfranchisement at the ballot box.
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As a UC Academic Worker, I Need a Contract That Addresses the Cost of Living
A vocal rank-and-file movement is emerging to reject a contract that pays us anything less than a living wage.
Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments for Student Debt Cancellation in February
The Supreme Court declined to lift an injunction on the plan, putting cancellation on hold until further notice.
Fracking Firm Agrees to Pay a Small Town’s Water Bills for 75 Years
A fracking company has been convicted 14 years after polluting water wells in Dimock, Pennsylvania.
Kevin McCarthy Vows to Investigate January 6 Committee Once GOP Takes the House
The next presumptive Speaker of the House promised that the committee’s work will "come to an end" next month.
Number of Immigrants Under Punitive Surveillance Quadrupled on Biden’s Watch
Surveillance technologies like ankle monitors and cellphone apps are not harmless “alternatives” to immigration jails.
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FL GOP Plans to Alter State Law to Help DeSantis, Should He Run for President
GOP lawmakers have changed the law in the past when it looked like it could help their party.
GOP-Run Account Deletes Tweet Praising Ye After His Latest Antisemitic Diatribe
The tweet remained up for several weeks even though the rapper made antisemitic comments just days after it was posted.
Unemployment Steady at 3.7 Percent as Economy Adds 263,000 Jobs in November
However, rapid wage growth likely means the Fed will continue on its path of aggressive rate hikes for the near future.
Drug Industry’s Chief Lobbying Group’s Revenue Surpassed $609 Million in 2021
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America spent more money than ever on lobbying the federal government.
“As we fight to abolish immigration jails, we must oppose the creation and expansion of different forms of movement control and surveillance.”
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Number of Immigrants Under Punitive Surveillance Quadrupled on Biden’s Watch
Surveillance technologies like ankle monitors and cellphone apps are not harmless “alternatives” to immigration jails.
The 2020 BLM Uprising Lives On in Houston’s Struggle Against Police Violence
Against the growing and deadly profile of the far right, a BLM campaign in Houston is showing where we go from here.
The Violence Queer and Trans People Face Is State-Sanctioned
The Colorado Springs shooting targeting an LGBTQIA+ club was stoked by the white supremacist, Christian-fascist right.
Abolition Is About Escaping the Death Trap of “Normalcy”
“We need the resources that the carceral state has stolen from us,” says Andrea Ritchie.