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Faith Communities Must Stop Funding Programs That Reinforce Mass Incarceration
Faith communities must make a choice between reinforcing the carceral state or resisting it.
Colleges Are Using COVID as a Pretext to Make Draconian Cuts to the Humanities
COVID-19 is being used as a pretext to eviscerate departments at both public and private colleges throughout the U.S.
Progressive Lawmakers Met With the White House to Discuss Action on Filibuster
The meeting reaffirmed Biden's commitment to a $15 wage but did not clarify how he will approach the filibuster.
Sanders Plans Push to Expand and Enhance Medicare in the Infrastructure Bill
The Vermont senator wants to lower the eligibility age and expand coverage to include services like dental work.
Cops Hired by Amazon Are Intimidating Workers and Supporters of the Union Drive
The police chief of Bessemer, Alabama, says off-duty cops have been hired by Amazon as “security” for the facility.
Biden Could Use One Law to Undo Some of Trump’s Legacy, But Time’s Running Out
Biden and the Democrats have until the end of April to use the Congressional Review Act to undo some Trump-era policy.
Corporate Media Biases Threaten the Passage of Landmark LGBTQ Protections
Corporate media have marginalized the Equality Act, while social media platforms have spread disinformation about it.
In Louisiana, Activists May Be Winning a Battle Against Environmental Racism
Analysts say the massive petrochemical complex proposed by Formosa Plastics is “financially unviable.”
As House Requests Docs on Capitol Breach, Trump Downplays Violence of Mob
Seven House committees sent letters to 13 agencies requesting communications relating to the January 6 Capitol attack.
Internal Documents Show Amazon Knows Its Drivers Urinate, Defecate in Trucks
Amazon said its drivers were lying about urinating in bottles on shift, but documents show it is aware of the practice.