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New Database Exposes 12,000 Police Shootings and Misconduct Cases in California
A new tool is exposing the violent machinery of policing in California. The Police Records Access Project, a massive searchable database...
Sep 10, 20252 min read


$1 Million-a-Day National Guard Occupation in D.C. Signals Possible Expansion to Other Cities
The National Guard’s ongoing deployment in Washington, DC, as part of President Donald Trump’s “crime crackdown,” is bleeding public...
Sep 10, 20252 min read


Pentagon Plans AI Propaganda Machine to Control Public Narratives
The latest revelations about U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) expose a dangerous push to weaponize artificial intelligence for...
Sep 9, 20252 min read


Report Finds ICE Raids Inflict Lasting Trauma on Children Despite Local Protections
A new report from the University of California, Riverside makes clear what immigrant communities have long known: immigration enforcement...
Sep 9, 20252 min read


Ice Obtains Access To Spyware That Can Hack Phones & Encrypted Apps
The Trump administration’s quiet decision to hand Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) one of the world’s most invasive surveillance...
Sep 8, 20252 min read


Trump Targets Smithsonian in Push to Whitewash Slavery and Black History
President Donald Trump’s latest cultural offensive takes aim at America’s museums, with a particular focus on the Smithsonian Institution...
Sep 8, 20252 min read


Illinois Leaders Reject Trump’s Plan to Militarize Chicago
Illinois leaders are rejecting President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, framing it as an unnecessary...
Sep 5, 20252 min read


Trump Administration Targets Kilmar Abrego With Retaliatory Deportation to Uganda Despite Judge’s Due Process Concerns
Kilmar Abrego’s case has become a chilling symbol of the Trump administration’s reckless immigration agenda. Wrongfully deported once to...
Sep 5, 20252 min read


Trump Replaces PBS and NPR With PragerU, Pushing Conservative Propaganda Into Schools
Over the last 25 years, no administration has intervened in the culture wars as aggressively as President Donald Trump’s. “There’s no...
Sep 5, 20252 min read


Pruitt-Igoe Families Say U.S. Government Poisoned Black Neighborhood With Secret Chemical Fog
In the heart of St. Louis during the summer of 1953, Black families living in the Pruitt-Igoe housing complex were unknowingly made...
Sep 5, 20252 min read


Rep. Greg Casar Moves to Block Companies from Using Your Data to Hike Prices
Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) is introducing the Stop AI Price Gouging and Wage Fixing Act of 2025 to outlaw the increasingly common practice...
Sep 5, 20252 min read


Columbia University Settlement Threatens Free Speech and Student Rights Under Trump-Era Crackdown
Columbia University has reached a $221 million settlement with the Trump administration following months of negotiations over alleged...
Aug 27, 20252 min read


Virginia Men Plead in Racially Targeted Robocall Case That Used False Threats to Suppress Black Voters
Five years after they launched a racially targeted robocall campaign aimed at suppressing Black voter turnout in Michigan, two Virginia...
Aug 26, 20252 min read


Confederate Statues in D.C. Set for Restoration Amid Controversy Over Historical Preservation
Two statues commemorating the Confederacy in the Washington, D.C. area are set to be restored and reinstalled following President Donald...
Aug 25, 20251 min read


Black Jobless Rate Soars to Highest Since 2021, Deepening Inequality Under Trump
Black unemployment has surged to 7.2% in July—the highest rate since the COVID-19 pandemic began—sparking renewed concerns about economic...
Aug 22, 20252 min read


$2.4 Million Black Maternal Health Study Axed Under Trump, Threatening Vital Research
Dr. Jaime Slaughter-Acey, an epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was devastated when she learned her $2.4...
Aug 22, 20252 min read


Trump Pushes FBI Surge, National Guard Threat, and Homeless Sweeps in D.C., Mayor Says Crime Is Already Down
President Donald Trump has escalated federal involvement in Washington, D.C.’s local crime response, following through on his threat to...
Aug 21, 20252 min read


Report Finds That Americans Are Confused About The Meaning Of Democracy & Distrust Public Institutions
A new report from UC Berkeley’s Democracy Policy Lab reveals that Americans are deeply confused about the meaning of democracy and...
Aug 21, 20252 min read


Hidden Toxins Uncovered: New Data Reveals Cancer Alley’s Pollution Far Worse Than Government Reports
Louisiana's "Cancer Alley," a region between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, has been home to over 200 petrochemical plants that process a...
Aug 20, 20252 min read


Voting Rights at Risk: Supreme Court Cases Could Erase Decades of Progress Against Racially Biased Maps and Voter Suppression
The Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 was a crucial turning point in the U.S., designed to end racial discrimination in voting and ensure...
Aug 20, 20252 min read
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