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Liberal Faith in Checks and Balances Betrays Deeper Investment in Law and Order
We must dismantle the lie that criminalization safeguards democracy and ensures our safety.
Trump’s Border Czar Recently Consulted for Immigrant Detention Center Operator
Tom Homan disclosed consulting fees from GEO Group, one of the largest immigrant jail operators in the US.
Los Angeles Passes US’s Highest Minimum Wage as Labor Prepares for 2028 Olympics
Meanwhile, unions organize as over 100 hotel and catering contracts in the area expire in the run-up to the Olympics.
Illinois Bars Trump Admin From Using Residents’ Medical Data in Autism Registry
The governor issued an executive order after the NIH announced plans to use the proposed database to discover a “cure.”
Trump Admin Pauses Student Visa Interviews Pending Social Media Vetting Increase
The administration is already conducting social media searches for students seeking visas or residency in the US.
Trump Invited Traders With Nazi-Linked Tokens to Private Meme Coin Dinner
Invitees held tokens with names like “swasticoin,” a government watchdog found.
Head of US-Backed Gaza Aid Group Resigns, Citing “Humanitarian Principles”
The UN has repeatedly denounced the US-Israel “humanitarian” operation and called it a “distraction.”
Chemical Plants Near Black Neighborhoods Pollute While Hiring Few Black Workers
“People don’t have the jobs here, but people do have cancer,” one Louisiana-based organizer told Truthout.
Trump Admin Wants to Deport 4-Year-Old Who May Die If She Loses Medical Care
The family received a letter last month stating that their legal status had been terminated.
NPR Sues Trump Admin for “Unlawful” Executive Order Mandating Funding Cuts
The lawsuit described the order as a retaliatory infringement of First Amendment rights.