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Death and Disappearance: Inside the World of Privatized War
The Trump administration is considering handing the Afghan war over to private companies.
In Venezuela, White Supremacy Is a Key Driver of the Coup
The so-called uprising is, in part, a furious backlash against sharing power with mixed-race Venezuelans like Maduro.
Trump Moves to End Consumer Protections From Payday Lenders
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to weaken rules that would protect the poor from loan sharks.
Trump Inaugural Chair Sought Profit From Connections to Administration
Federal prosecutors are now conducting a wide-ranging probe into the nonprofit that ran the inauguration.
The State of the Resistance
People are mobilized, and intersecting resistance has come to define grassroots activism in the era of Trump.
Ocasio-Cortez: Attack on Socialism Shows Trump Is Scared of Progressives
Republicans and many Democrats rose and enthusiastically applauded Trump's attack on socialism during his SOTU address.
More Salt in Our Water Is Creating Scary New “Chemical Cocktails”
Salt played a key role in Flint, Michigan's water tragedy.
US Prisons Are Building Databases of Incarcerated People’s Voice Prints
The technology allows authorities to cross-reference the voices of individuals speaking to prisoners.
Climate Activists Shut Off Valves at Enbridge Lines 3 and 4
The activists are calling for “unprecedented and urgent” action to solve the climate crisis.
Trump Administration Wants to Deny Health Care to LGBTQ People
A conscience protection rule being considered would allow doctors to deny care on moral and religious grounds.