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LGBTQ Community Wants Input as Private Club Opens Up on Historic Public Beach
The community that has made a home out of Jacob Riis Beach is using every lever of power available to preserve it.
Networks Make Sure Migrants Have Support When They’re Released From ICE Jails
As the Trump administration moves migrants around the US, transportation networks help them get home.
Israeli Settlers Cut Off Palestinian Farmers’ Water to Fill a Swimming Pool
Marketed as a tourist site for Israelis only, the pool has the explicit backing of the Israeli government.
Poll Demonstrates Nearly Half of Young Americans Back Democratic Socialism
Nearly 4 out of 5 young voters described the US economy using negative terms.
Historic Site of Queer Resistance to Cops Is Now Owned by Private Prison Firm
Organizers in San Francisco are fighting to reclaim Gene Compton’s Cafeteria from GEO Group.
Trump Spending Billions to Revert Aircraft Carriers to Steam Catapults
Trump has long hated the modern electromagnetic catapults, seemingly because he simply doesn’t understand how they work.
EPA Has Stopped Including Cancer Risk Estimates in Air Pollution Data
Researchers say the Trump administration has made it harder for the public to access and understand environmental data.
Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, Are Now Being Forced to Wear Ankle Monitors
Immigrant advocates say that the monitors often cause bodily harm and are part of an effort to drive self-deportation.
If Trump Has His Way, 20,000 Kids Could Face Immigration Court Without Lawyers
The federal government is withholding funding for legal representation and diverting it to dubious alternatives.
Dems Warn New Federal Guidance May Harm Nursing Home Residents’ Voting Rights
The memo removes recommendations on how nursing home staff can assist residents with exercising their right to vote.