Category: Politics
Private Equity Now Owns 1 in 8 Apartment Units, a 50 Percent Increase Since 2021
Private equity’s expansion into housing comes at the same time as Americans are increasingly struggling to afford rent. …
Trump Demands End to Birthright Citizenship Ahead of Supreme Court Decision
The US has had birthright citizenship since the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution in 1868. …
VA Dems Are Frustrated With Spanberger’s Veto of Legislation Reining in ICE
The governor’s vetoes of legislation on marijuana, higher ed, and other reforms have also upset Democratic lawmakers. …
Trump Proposes Resettling More White South Africans and Blocking Other Refugees
The US president’s claims that Afrikaners face racial persecution and genocide have been repeatedly disproven. …
Newly Released Footage Highlights ICE’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology
The technology is used on both immigrants and “legal observers, peaceful protestors, and US citizens,” an analyst noted. …
Black Workers Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine During Trump 2.0
In 2016, Trump asked Black voters what they had to lose if he was president. In 2026, the answer is clear. …
US Employers Spend Over $1.5 Billion a Year to Fight Union Efforts, Study Finds
“Union avoidance law firms have constructed an industry providing counsel on union busting,” the report says. …
Israel Announces Plan to Build Military Complex at UNRWA Site It Bulldozed
The UN compound provided services to Palestinian refugees in occupied East Jerusalem from 1952 through 2024. …
Cuba Has a Rich History of International Solidarity. US Wants to Extinguish It.
Washington has long deployed economic pressure to challenge Cuba’s fiercely independent social and foreign policies. …
Trump Demands Firing of Parliamentarian Over Disagreement on Ballroom Funding
Elizabeth MacDonough has served as Senate parliamentarian since 2012, presiding over Democratic and Republican terms. …
