Politics & Democracy

796 posts

Parents brace for tighter SNAP work requirements

As parents face tighter restrictions in order to qualify for food aid, some are trying to make do with less. Others are even taking on second jobs

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5 Min
By: Julie Zenderoudi

Trump administration illegally stripped TPS for Venezuelan immigrants, appeals court rules

The decision comes as advocates say the Trump administration’s justification for Jan. 3 military action contradicts claim that Venezuela is safe enough to end Temporary Protected Status

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5 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

India’s largest far-right Hindu organization ends congressional lobbying campaign in U.S.

Squire Patton Boggs, the firm that lobbied on behalf of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh last year, terminated the campaign weeks after a Prism investigation detailed the RSS’s lobbying activities

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6 Min
By: Biplob Kumar Das, Meghnad Bose

Trump administration exports anti-abortion and anti-trans policies through expanded ‘global gag rule’

The new rules dramatically expand an existing policy to bar organizations receiving U.S. foreign aid from providing or even discussing abortions, gender identity, or DEI

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5 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

The identities of DHS’s victims matter

To honor the full humanity of shooting victims such as Silverio Villegas-González, Renee Good, and Alex Pretti, we must acknowledge how their identities shape media coverage, public outrage, and action

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6 Min
By: Ro White

Behind the right-wing plot to set up taxpayer-funded ‘intellectual freedom centers’ at public universities

UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Civic Life and Leadership and the University of Florida’s Hamilton School are part of the effort to push conservative ideology on college students in the guise of civics education

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13 Min
By: Sophie Hayssen

New ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ records suggest federal funding and involvement in Florida detention camp

Court filings appear to undermine DHS claims that the Everglades facility was a state project, potentially reviving a court-ordered shutdown

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6 Min
By: Ayi

After second killing by federal agents, the Twin Cities resist in love and rage

The local community in Minneapolis and St. Paul grapples with influx of escalatory propaganda, state violence, and surging need

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9 Min
By: Talia Jane

In the midst of grief, chaos, and multiple killings by Trump’s deportation forces, Minnesota workers take a stand

An estimated 50,000 people participated in Minneapolis’ citywide shutdown, co-organized by a broad coalition of labor unions and faith leaders

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8 Min
By: Ankur Singh

With TPS deadline approaching, immigrants from Myanmar turn to courts and Congress as last hope

The end of Temporary Protected Status would strip nearly 4,000 people from Myanmar of work authorization and protection from deportation

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4 Min
By: Victor Maung

The Superfund program promises to clean up polluted lands. Does it?

Over 400,000 Indigenous peoples live within three miles of a heavily contaminated site, including 19 superfund sites on tribal lands

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12 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Zionist group Betar US to cease New York operations after attorney general investigation

On Tuesday, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with Betar US, which requires the group accused of making violent threats to cease its New York operations

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3 Min
By: Neha Madhira

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