No, Trading Flesh for Prison Time Is Not "Bodily Autonomy"
A Massachusetts bill — sponsored by Democrats — proposes allowing incarcerated people to donate organs in exchange for shortened sentences.
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Kyrsten Sinema Founded Consulting Firm With Arizona Figure Tied to Payday Loan Industry
Since 2007, the representative has had a consultancy with Chad Campbell, a former legislator who backed industry-supported bills and later lobbied for payday lenders.
Trump Army Appointee Should Sell His Anduril Stock, Sen. Warren Demands
After The Intercept revealed Michael Obadal’s equity in Anduril, Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for him to sell his shares.
The Feds Take Big Tech to Court
The FTC launches an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon while the DOJ’s trial against Google is underway.
Biden’s New Chief of Staff Might Be Very Bad News
Jeff Zients has spent most of his career working in for-profit health care companies with worrying allegations.
It’s Scary As Hell Being Black in America Right Now
The deaths of Nolan Wells and Kohen Wiley are symptoms of a nation retreating from any pretense of equal rights.
Just How Much Is the UAW Strike Fund Worth?
Ahead of a historic United Auto Workers election, leadership gives rank-and-file members an incomplete view of union finances.
Judge Rules Trump Can’t Cut UC Funding — but UC Leaders Are Still Negotiating a Settlement
Nationwide, faculty and students fight against Trump’s assault on higher education — and administrators capitulate.
Louisiana Rushes Buildout of Carbon Pipelines, Adding to Dangers Plaguing Cancer Alley
As the Biden administration funds carbon sequestration projects, residents worry about ruptured pipelines and mass asphyxiation from leaks.
Democrats’ Major Campaign Tech Firm Shifts Under New Private Equity Owner
The acquisition of NGP VAN gave British venture capital firm Apax some of the Democratic Party’s most critical infrastructure.