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A Giant Plastics Company Tried to Halt a Juneteenth Ceremony for Buried Slaves
A court upheld the rights of residents in Louisiana's “Death Alley” to observe the holiday on hallowed grounds.
The GOP Is Getting Back to Business as Usual — Trying to Gut Social Programs
For Trump and the GOP, maintaining a façade of prosperity is necessary to keeping power.
Trump Wants to Create Election Chaos by Killing the Post Office
The postal service is essential in securing fair U.S. elections.
Trump Issues Threat to Those Planning to Protest Tulsa Rally
Well-before Trump made the threat, a demonstration had been planned to take place mere blocks from his campaign event.
Corporations Are Bankrolling US Police Foundations Without Public Oversight
Police foundations across the country are partnering with corporations to raise money to supplement police budgets.
Protesters Disrupt McConnell’s Sleep to Protest Police Killing of Breonna Taylor
Youth demonstrators gathered outside the Senate majority leader's house on Friday chanting, “No Justice! No Sleep!”
Trump Says Masks Are Worn to Spite Him, Fauci Warns Against “Anti-Science Bias”
The president has famously avoided wearing a mask in public, despite CDC recommendations.
Prisons Are Responding to COVID by Putting More People in Solitary Confinement
As many as 300,000 people nationwide have been subjected to solitary confinement in response to the coronavirus.
Congressional Democrats Supported Violent Force Against Protesters in 2010
In 2010, many Democratic lawmakers actively supported Israel’s right to summarily execute nonviolent peace activists.
Sex Workers Have Never Counted on Cops. Let’s Learn From Their Safety Tactics.
Sex workers have kept each other safe outside the purview of the state for decades, and probably centuries.