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By Undermining Federal Data, Trump Is Following an Authoritarian Playbook
Rejecting Trump’s authoritarian “new normal” means preserving the evidence that things weren’t always this way.
Musk Aims to Expand Polluting Data Center Near Historically Black Neighborhoods
“What’s happening in Memphis is a human rights violation,” says KeShaun Pearson of Memphis Community Against Pollution.
“60 Minutes” Head Bill Owens Exits Role Amid Corporate Changes to the Show
Owens's departure comes amid a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the company from President Donald Trump.
The Kafkaesque Case of Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez Is a Warning to Us All
In a clear case of racial profiling, immigration police in Florida unlawfully arrested and held a US-born citizen.
Connecticut AG Warns Airline: Deportation Flights Jeopardize Its Tax Breaks
Democratic lawmakers are also working to expand the state’s sanctuary law to penalize companies for working with ICE.
Tlaib: CBP Has Detained 200 in Michigan Where People Took Wrong Turn to Canada
Tlaib said the detentions, which occurred over the course of just two months, are “outrageously cruel and inhumane.”
Judge Issues Partial Injunction Against Trump’s DEI Rules for Schools
The White House’s anti-DEI decrees are too “vague and confusing” for educators to follow, the judge said.
Trump Guts Key Civil Rights Protections With New Executive Order
“Donald Trump has just made an attempt to re-segregate America,” said legislative researcher Allison Chapman.
Human Rights Watch: Israel Used US Weapon in Likely War Crime in Lebanon
One strike killed 22 members of the same family, with three young boys surviving the attack.
The “Parental Rights” Movement Takes Its Anti-LGBTQ Agenda to SCOTUS
The right-wing movement wants the Supreme Court’s help to alienate students from LGBTQ-inclusive books.