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Modern-Day “Poll Taxes” Disenfranchise Millions of Low-Income Voters
Fines related to jail sentences make the right to vote unaffordable for millions of formerly incarcerated people.
Trump’s DOJ Is Resuming the Death Penalty. Bernie Sanders Vows to Abolish It.
The last federal execution was in 2003.
Republicans’ Refusal to Expand Medicaid Resulted in Over 15,000 Deaths
Fourteen GOP-led states decided not to expand Medicaid access under Obamacare.
Koch Industries Cultivate Antiwar Image While Profiting From Defense Contracts
Koch Industries subsidiaries have made millions by supplying Navy ships with circuitry.
Rep. Lieu’s Recap During Mueller Testimony Makes Obstruction Case Against Trump
Mueller didn't recommend charges against the president due to a memo stating that a sitting president can't be indicted.
209 Democrats Join GOP to Pass Resolution Condemning Pro-Palestinian Boycott
The vote came just days after Israeli forces demolished dozens of Palestinian homes.
WATCH: Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Testifies on Capitol Hill
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller is testifying on Capitol Hill for the first time about his investigation.
Amid Heat Wave, Many Jails Lack Air Conditioning
Climate change and extreme weather pose a growing threat to the safety of incarcerated people.
Eventually, We Will All Be Climate Refugees
As runaway climate disruption escalates, mass displacement is inevitable.
Half a Million Puerto Ricans Flood San Juan Demanding Resignation of Governor
The protest came a day after Rosselló addressed the Puerto Rican people, announcing he would not seek re-election.