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Federal Prisons Went on Lockdown and Deployed Staff to Quash BLM Protests
Attorney General William Barr ordered the Bureau of Prisons to deploy militarized units to confront protesters in D.C.
Confronting White Supremacy Can’t Come Through Top-Down “Justice”
Our best hope lies in grassroots, community-led truth and reconciliation processes based in restorative justice.
Trump and DeVos’s Plan to Reopen Schools Hides a Sinister Agenda
Turning schools into hotbeds of infection is in line with Betsy DeVos’s plan to undermine the public school system.
Philadelphia DA Says Trump’s Police Will Be Arrested If They Assault Protesters
Legal experts say the president's attempts to send federal agents to U.S. cities sits on flimsy legal standing.
COVID Deaths Quintuple for Older Latinx Workers Keeping California Going
In places like California, many Latinx workers labor in essential jobs as farmworkers and meatpackers.
Trump’s Reelection Strategy Involves Terrorizing Us With Secret Stormtroopers
Trump has successfully normalized the unthinkable, and in places like Portland, he appears to be doing it to get votes.
USPS Needs Financial Aid to Continue Providing Essential Services
The U.S. Postal Service is facing insolvency due to crisis-related drops in mail revenue and increased costs.
We Must Not Exchange One Cage for Another — Let’s Abolish All Forms of Prisons
Authors Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law discuss their new book, “Prison By Any Other Name,” and the need for abolition.
Former Presidents of Bar Association Urge “Disciplinary Proceeding” Against Barr
The letter writers cite four instances of the attorney general violating his obligations to the American people.
McConnell Laughs When Asked If COVID Relief Bill Will Pass by End of Next Week
Benefits are set to expire next week for around 30 million Americans thrown out of work by the pandemic.