Journalists have a responsibility to plainly tell the truth about how truly different the Democrats and the Republicans are today, especially with both democracy and the rule of law at stake this November.
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Government Can Spy On U.S. Journalists Using Invasive Foreign Intelligence Process
The U.S. government can monitor journalists under a foreign intelligence law that allows invasive spying and operates outside the traditional court system, according to newly released documents.
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An Inside Account of the National Prisoners’ Strike
Wages for incarcerated workers are typically cents per hour, and several states—Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and South Carolina—use prisoner labor without paying them at all.
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The Trump Administration Transferred $9.8 Million From FEMA To ICE
As Hurricane Florence bears down on the East Coast, a "reprehensible" disclosure.
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Today It Locks Up Immigrants. But CoreCivic’s Roots Lie in the Brutal Past of America’s Prisons.
The renewed fortunes and the hidden history of the for-profit prison industry.
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National Prison Strike Demands An End to Slave Labor
While past prison strikes haven’t always gained much attention, this action – focusing on ending indentured, low-paid work by prisoners – is yielding different results.
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The Militarization Of Police Does Not Reduce Crime
New research finds that it does, however, reduce public support for law enforcement.
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GEO Group [private prison company] continues to expect gains from the feds for the rest of the year
Private Prison Company Continues to Celebrate its Trump Bump. In an earnings call earlier this month, Geo Group, one of the world’s largest private prison companies, had a sunny projection to present to shareholders.
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Protesters clash, arrests mount after toppling of Confederate statue at UNC-Chapel Hill
Protesters clashed Saturday at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — resulting in several arrests — a few days after a group toppled a Confederate soldier’s bronze statue that was erected on campus more than a century ago.
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Internal ICE Emails Show How the Government Set a Trap for Undocumented Spouses of US Citizens
Two federal agencies collaborated to arrest people with a clear path to obtaining green cards.
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How a Small Town in Iowa Freed Local Workers From ICE Detention
Isabel's husband was detained by ICE. Then she received a call from the Eastern Iowa Community Bond Project, part of a wave of new groups that bail out detained immigrants. They wanted to help.