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Trump’s DOGE Team Is Asking Potential Appointees If They Can Abolish the FDIC
“Trump is going to create the conditions for another depression,” one critic of the move said.
This Florida Law Is Censoring and Punishing Pro-Palestine Artists
Florida's anti-BDS statute is one part of a web of repression targeting anti-Zionist voices.
A Texas Town Faced Dangerous Benzene Fumes. Regulators Never Told Residents.
The levels exceed even Texas’s benzene guidelines — the weakest in the nation — but aren’t being recorded by monitors.
After Reports Suggest Trump Seeks to Privatize USPS, Progressives Speak Out
The Washington Post reports Trump is “keen” for a scheme that would hand the USPS over to for-profit, private interests.
Amazon Workers Threaten Holiday Strike If Company Keeps Refusing to Bargain
The strike could hit major hubs in New York and California during one of the busiest sales seasons of the year.
The Global South Is on the Brink of a Disastrous Debt Crisis. Reform Is Urgent.
The coming debt crisis will surpass that of the 1980s and disproportionately impact women, economist Ilene Grabel warns.
Christian Nationalists Are Reshaping Texas’s Public School Curricula
The Texas State Board of Education will pay districts $60 a student to use a curriculum infused with Christian content.
Students Fear Applying for Financial Aid Will Prompt Family Members’ Deportation
With Trump threatening mass deportation, student aid groups are warning mixed status families about the risks of FAFSA.
Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found in Rural CA Drinking Water Far From Known Sources
Researchers worry that the “forever chemicals” could disproportionately harm farmworkers and communities of color.
Texas AG Sues New York Doctor, Putting Abortion Provider Shield Laws to the Test
This lawsuit is the first attempt to test what happens when state abortion laws are at odds with each other.