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Ruling Allows New Jersey’s Last ICE Jail to Remain Open Despite State Ban
Biden supported a private prison company’s suit to keep the jail open, but immigrant rights activists aren’t giving up.
New Jersey Activists Won a Ban on Private Prisons, Now Biden Wants to Reverse It
The Biden administration is backing CoreCivic in a lawsuit against a state law banning contracts with private prisons.
The Right Wing’s Latest Target in Its War on Education? Teaching Climate Change.
Climate change education is in the right’s crosshairs just as the movement to teach it is getting off the ground.
Rutgers Academic Workers Are Striking for the Future of Public Education
Donna Murch outlines the historic and ongoing labor struggle at Rutgers University.
NJ Gov Signs Order Making State a Haven for Trans Kids Seeking Health Care
“I cannot possibly overstate the importance of this action,” said a NJ activist who is mother to a trans child.
Five Starbucks Locations Have Filed to Unionize Over the Past Six Days
Starbucks employees in New Jersey and Florida are the latest to join the union wave within the company.
Second Starbucks Location Unionizes as Union Wave Sweeps Stores Across the US
The Genesee Street location in Buffalo, New York, voted 15 to 9 in favor of unionization.
GOP Candidate Refuses to Concede Race for New Jersey Governor
Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli's team has used Trump-like tactics to sow doubt about the election results.
Democratic Incumbent Governor Murphy Squeezes Out Win in New Jersey
Polling had suggested that Phil Murphy would win by a much wider margin.
Art Museums Touted as Community Investments Are Actually Fueling Gentrification
When politicians, private real estate and art museums collaborate to “improve” neighborhoods, long-term residents lose.