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The Problem With Child Detention Isn’t That It’s Private. It’s That It Exists.
Child detention and mistreatment are long-established practices in jails run by U.S. Border Patrol.
Conway Won’t Appear Before Congress to Discuss Alleged Violations of Hatch Act
Kellyanne Conway has come under fire for allegedly using her official White House position to criticize Democrats.
The Government Is Working — for Corporations
Trump’s spree of regulatory capture could only have happened with the full complicity of the Senate.
Chaos, Illness and Danger Pervade Migrant Child Jail in Texas
Lawyers who visited the facility said children are unable to shower or change into clean clothes for weeks on end.
The Trump Administration Drained the Swamp — Into the White House
The idea that Donald Trump would be an ethics reformer in the executive branch was always an absurd joke.
“Willful Recklessness”: Trump Pushes for Indefinite Family Detention
The Trump administration is moving to extend detention of migrant families despite concerns from the medical community.
Trump Administration Wants to Redefine the Poverty Line, Shrinking Public Aid
A government by and for plutocrats wants to define millions of people out of poverty using statistical sleight of hand.
The Trump Administration Is Escalating Its War on Federal Workers
Department of Veterans Affairs management is attempting to undo labor rights of federal workers.
World Pushes for Diplomacy as US Rushes to Blame Iran for Tanker Attacks
Iran denied any involvement and accused the Trump administration of trying to sabotage diplomacy.
As Trump Administration Weighs War, Iraqis Plan a Carnival for Peace
Peace activists Noof Assi and Zain Mohammed hope to rectify the skewed representation of Iraq in the U.S.