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The US Is Undergoing a Corporate Coup. Sudan Shows How Dangerous It Can Become.
Musk’s DOGE takeover is the first step in shaping government to his whims. The next steps could be even more terrifying.
As Mass Incarceration of Immigrants Rises, Detention Centers Eye New Contracts
One attorney warns of a “humanitarian crisis” in detention centers as a jail notorious for abuse reopens to ICE.
Unionized Postal Workers Brace for Trump Administration’s Assault
Trump is reportedly on the verge of issuing an executive order to dissolve the independent leadership of USPS.
Elon Musk Is Leading a Far Right Anti-Empathy Revolution
Musk views empathy as a “bug” that threatens his political agenda. This framing is instructive.
The Southern Women Answering Medicare Help Calls Are Still Fighting for a Union
Federal call center workers continue their fight after the Biden administration dialed back support for it.
Trump Kills $400M in Columbia University Contracts Over Campus Gaza Protests
“You can't appease the Zionists,” said one critic. “Stop playing the game — refuse the terms.”
Independent Agencies Oversee Elections and Media. Trump’s Seizing Their Reins.
A little-noticed executive order may in the long run have the largest impact on US democracy.
Kurdish Women Journalists Who Work Under Constant Threat Have Lessons to Share
Journalists and rights groups say press freedom is a fiction in Turkey. Is the US headed the same way?
Palestinian Officials Say Israel Has Committed at Least 962 Ceasefire Violations
Israeli forces have killed 116 civilians and wounded 490 others in Gaza since the ceasefire went into effect in January.
Trump’s Latest Order Aims to Stifle Legal Challenges to His Executive Actions
The order requires agencies to demand “financial securities” from plaintiffs suing the administration.