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Louisiana Hair Braiders Say Regulatory Overreach Is Destroying Their Business
If regulators can come after lower-income professionals at safe, responsible businesses, they can criminalize anyone.
4 in 5 LGBTQ Americans Feel Less Safe Because of Bans on Gender-Affirming Care
Anti-LGBTQ laws and policies “codifies discrimination and stigma into law,” the Human Rights Campaign said.
AR Teachers Will Teach AP African American History Despite Retaliation Fears
Educators will teach the course despite a recent law weakening rules protecting them against unjust dismissals.
Reports Find “Barbaric” and “Negligent” Conditions at ICE Facilities
Federal inspection reports detail civil rights abuses at ICE facilities as migration detentions reach three year high.
Study: Top 1 Percent Responsible for 15 Percent of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Fifteen days for a household in the 0.1 percent emits more than the lifetime of a household in the bottom 10 percent.
Will DeSantis’s Campaign Go the Way of Rubio’s Failed 2016 Bid?
The establishment keeps hyping these alleged GOP superstar challengers who turn out to be insufferable duds.
Poll: Around Two-Thirds of Americans Say They Probably Won’t Vote for Trump
Trump still has considerable support from GOP voters, indicating he'll likely be the party's nominee for president.
US Should Declassify Docs on Its Role in Chile’s 1973 Coup, Ocasio-Cortez Says
“It's very important to frame the history of what happened here in Chile with Pinochet's dictatorship,” she said.
Minneapolis Passes Pay Increases, Greater Protections for Rideshare Drivers
“It's time for these corporations to prioritize their drivers over corporate greed,” a council member said.
Matt Gaetz Candidly Says Impeachment Is About Making Biden Look Bad Before 2024
In a Twitter Spaces event earlier this week, Gaetz said impeaching Biden would “not [be] for the sake of conviction.”