Category: Politics
Pennsylvania Communities Are Beating Back a Wave of Water System Privatization
As corporations angle to squeeze profits out of water systems throughout Pennsylvania, towns are fighting back. …
What I’ve Learned From 25 Years of Covering the Global War on Terror
In his farewell column, Tom Engelhardt outlines how US imperialism came home in the form of Donald Trump. …
Trump’s Controversial Sale of Arctic Drilling Rights Draws Almost No Interest
“Oil and gas companies … know that drilling in the Arctic Refuge is a losing proposition,” said a critic of the sale. …
Judge Blocks Trump Immigration Restrictions, Orders Restart of Asylum Processing
The ruling strikes down Trump’s freeze on processing for immigrants from 39 countries, which left many in legal limbo. …
Amazon Is Using AI to Disempower Workers. The US Labor Movement Must Fight Back.
Amazon is using AI in terrifying ways to disempower workers. We must fight back. …
Families of Victims Who Died From Heat in Prison Fight to Prevent More Deaths
Over 200,000 incarcerated people face deadly summer heat in California and Texas. …
Outrage Mounts at Assaults of Journalists and Hunger Strikers at Delaney Hall
Press freedom groups and hunger strikers detail abuses and retaliation by ICE agents, police, and GEO Group staff. …
Senate Bill to Fund ICE and CBP Contains Zero Reforms to ICE
This rewards agencies “that have terrorized communities across the country,” said Amnesty International. …
Trump’s Cabinet Praises Him Once Every 6 Sentences, Analysis Finds
Historians have ranked Trump’s cabinet as one of the worst in U.S. history. …
An “ICE Chaser” Describes Being Targeted With Rubber Bullets
Journalist Amanda Moore spent months following Gregory Bovino and covering immigration crackdowns around the US. …
