CoreCivic Says Future ICE Contracts Bode Well for Business
The private prison firm reported increased revenue from contracts and real estate deals with the federal government.
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Forget Climate Doomerism. We Know What We Must Do to Protect the Planet.
A group of climate experts have several game-changing policies to preserve our right to a clean, healthy environment.
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Trump Says Voters Are “Angry at Republicans,” Not Him
A recent Pew Research poll suggests many voters are basing their midterm votes on which candidates will oppose Trump.
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Trump Ballroom Deemed Unlawful by Federal Appeals Court
“Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House,” the appeals court found.
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Medicaid Work Requirements Leave Unhoused People Out in the Cold
“You can’t really worry about getting paperwork done when you don’t know where you’re eating today,” said one advocate.
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Trump’s Truth Social Subscription Scheme Functions Like a Tax on Your 401K
Since Trump's posts often move markets, the feature essentially allows users to pay for insider trading knowledge.
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Trump May Be Renewing His Push for Control of Greenland
A Texas oil company with ties to Trump is preparing to drill for oil without permission from Greenland's government.
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DoorDash Pushes to End DC’s Self-Governance Over a 20-Cent Tax
If passed, new legislation backed by DoorDash would strip DC of the ability to change its own tax code.
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Protesters Marking 10 Years After Michael Brown’s Killing Face Arrest and Prison
“To say, why were we out there, why were we even protesting … is to gaslight an entire community,” said one supporter.
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Trump’s Foreign Aid Priority? Investigating Crime Against White South Africans
Other proposed grant recipients include a British organization fighting to keep gay conversion therapy legal.
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With Blanche Confirmed as AG, Epstein Survivors Say DOJ Continues to Fail Them
“We have tried countless times to engage the DOJ, and they’ve had absolutely no interest,” said one survivor.
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I Saw Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Save Lives. Now Israel Is Holding Him Hostage.
Israel forced Abu Safiya to choose between his own safety and caring for his patients. He chose his patients.
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New Mexico Court Fines Meta $567 Million for Harming Kids
The company's total fines for exposing children to exploitation and harming their mental health now top $1 billion.
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ICE and Data Centers Aren’t New, But Face Growing Pushback as They Intertwine
A New Jersey township ordinance is the first in the US reflecting the link between the deportation regime and Big Tech.
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Family Members Demand Investigation of Michigan Prison After Deaths of 5 Women
As severe medical issues and deaths increase, advocates and families are pressing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to take action.
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5 States Will Vote on Anti-Trans Ballot Initiatives This November
The fights are pitting right-wing billionaires against transgender people and allied organizations.
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Israel Is Targeting and Deporting Foreign Activists Resisting Settler Violence
Activists have long provided a protective presence for Palestinians in the West Bank. Now Israel is pushing them out.
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Missouri Ballot Measure Attempts to Undermine Voters’ Influence Over Policy
If passed, Amendment 4 could make it substantially more difficult for citizen-led constitutional amendments to succeed.
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Trump’s Brutal Blockade on Cuba Harkens Back to the Days of US Invasions
Cuba’s humanitarian crisis is the latest episode in a 128-year struggle for control over the island.
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Prosecutor Investigating US Boat Strikes and Torture Assassinated in Ecuador
Alexandra Bravo was killed while investigating boat strike survivors' claims that they were tortured by US gunmen.
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New Study: Abortion Bans May Be Increasing Suicidal Thoughts Among Teen Girls
A previous study also linked abortion bans to higher rates of suicide for women between the ages of 20 and 34.
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Israel Closes Investigation of 2023 Settler Pogrom Without Charging Perpetrators
Meanwhile, settler violence in the West Bank continues to escalate, with over 800 attacks documented in June and July.
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FISA Section 702 Isn’t the Only Way the Government Spies on Our Communications
Telecom companies also strip privacy en masse from incarcerated people and those who communicate with them.
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Grassroots Movement in Illinois Is Resisting Corporate Grab of Water Systems
People in southern Illinois are storming into city meetings and making public records requests in the battle over water.
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Israel and US Ridiculed for Reportedly Considering “Land Blockade” of Iran
This would be an enormous undertaking and involve sending US troops to several non-ally countries.
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Swing District Voters Want Major Change. That Could Help Democratic Socialists.
Two-thirds of voters said that “the country’s political and economic systems need fundamental change,” the poll found.
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This Developer Went From Financial Peril to Billion-Dollar Deals for DHS
Opaque contracts and enormous windfalls are buttressing the buildout of ICE jails and their shadowy operators.
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Democrats Call for an Ethics Investigation Into GOP Rep. Max Miller
The congressmember from Ohio is facing allegations of domestic abuse as he runs for reelection.
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Trump Seeks Extradition of Pro-Palestine Activist Amid Crackdown on the US Left
James “Fergie” Chambers’s arrest in Spain has been condemned by activists, human rights groups, and lawmakers.
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Stevens Posts Bizarre, Racist Rant Against El-Sayed as He Surges Ahead in Polls
The Stevens campaign has already faced scrutiny over some of her backers’ racist and Islamophobic messaging.
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Thousands of Migrant Kids Are Set to Lose to Legal Representation
Expiration of federally funded contracts will leave some 20,000 children to face deportation proceedings alone.
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Elon Musk’s Super PAC Plans to Spend Up to $120 Million in Midterm Races
The spending will likely target “get out the vote” efforts for Republican candidates in multiple House and Senate races.
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Israeli Forces Have Killed US Citizens. Congress Wants to Deepen Military Ties.
Section 219, a measure to integrate parts of the Israeli and US militaries, could provide more cover for Israeli crimes.
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AI Oligarchs Enjoy Superyachts as Their Data Centers Degrade Communities
Communities fighting data centers refuse to be sites for extraction that help megabillionaires purchase more mansions.
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State Department Mislabels Every Country on Map of Africa at Global Conference
A watermark indicated that the map was made using AI.
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The Fight Against AI Data Centers Is Spreading Globally
One of the clearest victories happened in a Dutch town that few people outside the Netherlands had heard of before 2021.
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