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Police-Led Youth Programs Don’t Actually Combat the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Police-led youth diversion programs instead expand the reach of the carceral state and the prison-industrial complex.
Elizabeth Warren Demands Information on Fed Official’s Questionable Stock Trades
It was recently revealed that Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida sold investment fund shares just as the market crashed.
Conservatives on Supreme Court Poised to Block Biden’s Vaccine and Mask Mandates
The reactionary “justices” seem more inclined to shield corporate profits than to protect people’s health and safety.
North Carolina Voters Challenge Madison Cawthorn’s Candidacy
Members of Congress are barred from holding office if they gave “aid or comfort” to those involved in an insurrection.
Starbucks Workers in Chicago, Ohio and Oregon Join Unionization Efforts
The three stores bring the total to about 16 Starbucks locations that have filed to unionize.
Immigration Reform Is Still Possible — With a Strong Social Movement
2021 didn’t bring the immigration reform many hoped for, but grassroots organizing could turn things around in 2022.
Lethal Robotic Weapons Systems Are on the Rise, But So Is the Fight to Stop Them
Once launched, lethal autonomous weapons systems will fly and kill without any further human action.
Manchin Filibuster Talks Like “Negotiating Via Etch A Sketch,” Dem Sources Say
Lawmakers working on filibuster negotiations with Manchin say that they have to “start from scratch” every single day.
Congress Is Providing KN95s to Lawmakers. What About the Rest of Us?
Under a new allotment program, each House office in Washington will get 40 KN95 masks per month.
We Need the Fossil Free Finance Act Now to Combat Wall Street’s Greenwashing
Major U.S. banks committed to net zero emissions by 2050, but they continue to support the fossil fuel industry.