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The First Step Act Opens the Door to Digital Incarceration
The First Step Act would increase the use of “digital prisons” — technologies that turn people's homes into jails.
By Attacking Obamacare, GOP Harms Itself
You didn’t really think the GOP was done trying to dismantle Obamacare, did you?
Workplace Violence Against Women Health Workers Hurts Us All
Estimates show that violence in the health sector makes up a quarter of all assaults in the workplace.
Trump Can and Should Be Indicted
Nothing in the Constitution prevents Trump's criminal indictment while he occupies the Oval Office.
Ivy Leagues Are Handing Out Millions in Fees to Hedge Fund Managers
Despite losing billions in poor returns, elite schools are trusting their endowments to hedge funds.
Mexico Heeds Trump’s Gag Order on Immigration Communications
The lack of transparency will make it harder to protect asylum-seekers from draconian immigration policy.
New Federal Report Could Boost Climate Fight in the Courts
The Fourth National Climate Assessment strengthens the argument that climate change is already harming our society.
This Holiday Season, I’m Standing With Migrants
Faith workers across the US are hosting actions to stand in solidarity with migrants.
An Empire of Bases Poisons Water, Threatening Its Own Collapse
The US military’s fire-fighting foam is contaminating groundwater and sickening people in communities around the world.
“Feel-Good” Holiday Stories Are Actually Just a Symptom of a Crumbling Society
Circulating narratives like these reinforces the notion that inequality can be solved by an act of charity.