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Ex-Twitter Workers Charged for Aiding Saudi Arabia’s Crackdown on Dissent
The employees allegedly helped Saudi Arabia spy on thousands of the kingdom's critics.
Is Texas About to Execute an Innocent Man?
Rodney Reed’s family demands a retrial amid the emergence of substantial new evidence that could exonerate him.
Democrats Flip Virginia Legislature and Oust Trump-Backed Kentucky Governor
Tuesday's elections saw major wins for Democrats in several crucial states.
NYC Voters Decide Whether to Adopt Ranked-Choice Voting in Municipal Elections
Proponents of the initiative say it will help underrepresented voters and candidates of color.
Trump Takes Steps to Implement Withdrawal From Paris Climate Accord
The U.S., the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter, has now begun the year-long process to leave the pact.
Illegal Loggers in Amazon Kill Indigenous Leader Paulo Paulino Guajajara
This is the latest in a wave of violence targeting Indigenous Land Protectors since the election of Jair Bolsonaro.
San Francisco’s Unhoused People Speak Out Amid Housing Crisis
City governments have been enforcing increasingly punitive measures that criminalize homelessness.
EPA Career Staffer Says Trump Has Effectively Immobilized the Agency
Nicole Cantello, president of AFGE Local 704, says the administration has “robbed” EPA staff of their workplace rights.
Supreme Court Cases on LGBT Discrimination Reflect Wider Assault on Civil Rights
The corporate media has failed to cover what the rollback of legal protections would mean for queer folks in real life.
With Turkey’s Invasion, Trump Helped Create Humanitarian Catastrophe
Democrats must not push the false narrative that the U.S. must keep troops in the Middle East for humanitarian purposes.