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Police Nationwide Are Secretly Exploiting Intrusive Technologies With the Feds’ Complicity
Increasing numbers of police departments are wielding technology to empower themselves rather than the communities they protect and serve.
Recipients of Koch Machine Largess in 2016, So Far
Disclosed spending is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the Koch machine's activities to help win the elections they target.
Kochs’ “Grassroots Leadership Academy” Is Training an Astroturf Army
The Koch brothers have already spent at least $400 million of $889 million committed to the 2016 election cycle; where is that money being spent?
Women and Children First: Homeland Security Targets “Family Units” for Deportation in May and June
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has now told field offices nationwide to launch a 30-day surge of arrests focused on mothers and children.
CIA Watchdog “Mistakenly” Destroys Its Sole Copy of Senate Torture Report
Following a long battle to release the probe, some worry that the report could vanish altogether.
The Legislative Backlash Against LGBT Equality Across the South
Here's a roundup of anti-LGBT rights bills that have come up so far this year in Southern state legislatures.
Los Angeles Car Wash Workers Turn Up Pressure
Through collaboration between worker centers and unions, car wash workers are transforming their industry.
“Water Is Our Life”: How a Mining Disaster Affected the Navajo Nation
Nearly a year after a mine drainage accident contaminated rivers, Native people living downstream face ongoing health risks.
Five Ways the “Newest” Story in Iraq and Syria Is Not New
In our never-ending Iraq wars, the same “lessons” are always there to be absorbed, but no one in Washington ever seems to learn.
Verizon Strike Exposes Broader Shifts in Telecom Labor Conditions
The effects of labor outsourcing and the end of landlines undergird the Verizon strike by CWA and IBEW union members.