The War on Immigrants
Guess Who Profits From Trump’s Deportation Plan? Private Equity Firms.
Private equity firms play a key role in America’s prison system. If Trump carries out his plans for mass deportations, they stand to benefit.
Politics
Rising Student Voices
How Universities Are Trying to Stop Another Year of Anti-War Activism
Big public universities, historically at the forefront of catalyzing activist movements, are now using legal action, disciplinary efforts, and rule changes to chill speech and dissent.
Biden Makes His Own Attack on Nonprofit Over Palestine
Climate Justice Alliance was the only program grantee to speak out on Palestine — and the only one whose funding is delayed.
Out for Blood
Biden Has “Pardoned” Eight Turkeys. Will He Spare the Lives of 40 Human Beings?
With Trump returning to the White House, only mass commutations will stop another federal execution spree.
Biden Made “Record Time” on Worker Protections for Heat. Trump Could Quickly Stamp Them Out.
The OSHA heat regulation was one of the few to have broad public support, but Democrats can’t ever seem to get their act together.
Pam Bondi, Trump's New AG Pick, Lobbied for Private Prisons and Amazon
Pam Bondi has replaced Matt Gaetz in Trump’s attorney general slot. Her lobbying clients include the GEO Group, among many others.
Oakland Homicides Dropped 30 Percent. The County Still Recalled Its Prosecutor.
After losses like Pamela Price’s, criminal justice reformers are grappling with how to address voters’ perceptions about public safety.
Congress Could Protect Journalists From Surveillance. Trump Is Lobbying to Stop Them.
The PRESS Act, a federal reporter shield bill, already passed the House unanimously. Trump wants it dead.
Israel’s War on Gaza
The House Just Blessed Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook by Passing Nonprofit-Killer Bill
Democratic support for the bill dwindled as critics warned it would let Donald Trump crack down on political foes.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Bernie Sanders Lost Vote to Block Arms for Israel, Says U.S. Is “Funding the Starvation of Children in Gaza”
Sanders’s resolutions to block arms sales to Israel gained momentum, but ran headlong into White House opposition.