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GOP Congressman Invokes 9/11 in Islamophobic Attack Against Ilhan Omar
Rep. Greg Murphy of North Carolina was quickly condemned for his line of attack and deleted his tweet immediately.
Bessemer Workers Subsidize Amazon Through Local Tax. A Union Could Challenge It.
Alabama enticed Amazon to build the Bessemer facility by offering a subsidy financed by an income tax on residents.
Biden Administration Has Detained Migrant Minors in “Toxic Military Sites”
The White House is reportedly considering using additional polluted areas as migrant detention centers.
Some Eligible People Are Being Denied COVID Vaccines. Chances Are It’s Illegal.
No one is supposed to be charged for a coronavirus vaccine or denied one based on immigration status.
Koch-Backed Donor Network Wants to Blame COVID Deaths on Public Health Measures
A billionaire-backed fund is promoting a deregulation agenda critical of prevailing public health recommendations.
Haaland Announces Investigative Unit for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced that the Bureau of Indian Affairs will create the Missing and Murdered Unit.
House Committee Finds Sketchy COVID-Related Contracts Were Awarded Under Trump
Politically connected or otherwise untested companies were given hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts.
New Mexico, New York Join 14 Other States to Pass Legal Recreational Marijuana
Advocates cheer the legalization as a crucial step toward achieving racial justice in the states.
“Build Back Fossil Free!” Indigenous Youth Rally to Demand Biden Stop Pipelines
Only tribal nations have the right to decide if pipelines run through their lands, the activists say.
Georgia’s Racist Citizen’s Arrest Law Moves Closer to Repeal
The bill received near-unanimous backing, with the state House voting 169-0 and the Senate voting 51-1 in its favor.