Isolating ICE
Democrats offered a way out of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, but Republicans refused to play. What now?
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ICE Is Strangling the Minneapolis Economy
Trump’s masked kidnappers are recreating the effects of the COVID pandemic in miniature.
Indicted Congresswoman Sued Primary Challenger for Defamation
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) claimed that referring to public information about her legal and ethics cases was ‘slander.’ It was a tactic to silence critics, her challenger says.
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Doug Burgum, the Regime Toady of Our Time
Dashing the hopes of establishment Democrats, Trump’s interior secretary and ‘energy czar’ has adopted his boss’s excesses as his own.
ICE Boosts Income at Private Prison Company GEO Group by 800 Percent
The company’s year-end earnings call came just days after a lawsuit alleges guards in the company’s Washington state immigrant prison routinely sexually assaulted immigrants.
The Occupying Army Retreats
The announcement of ICE’s withdrawal from Minnesota, like that of the British from Boston 250 years ago, marks a victory for people power.
Trump Justice Department Poised to Preserve Ticketmaster Monopoly
Settlement talks on a monopolization case against Live Nation are under way, with Kellyanne Conway and other MAGA lobbyists seeking a sweetheart deal.
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Organized Money: The End of United Health Care for All
There’s been good news in health care reform this week, and our guest is right in the middle of the fight for positive change.
Left Anchor: One Battle After Another
What does Paul Thomas Anderson think about fighting oppression?
Organized Money: White Collar Crime Enforcement in the Age of ICE
Laws are just wishes without enforcement.
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Olympic Spirits on ICE
Why would tourists come to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics when Trump is transforming the entire country into a xenophobic danger zone?
Baselines and Picket Lines
Superstar athletes are close to American royalty, but they still have to fight like other workers for fair pay.
How Congress Refused to Save the NCAA From Itself
Colleges want exemptions from antitrust and labor laws, so they can continue to hoard billions in cash from sports and deny the players their rights. So far, they’ve failed.
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Can Marco Rubio Con Trump Into Cuban Regime Change?
The president clearly prefers graft and plunder to full-scale wars. But he’s also easily tricked.
Progressive Win in New Jersey Hinged on Anti-ICE Organizing
Analilia Mejia won a close congressional primary race by preparing constituents for encounters with ICE. She warned that the agency’s surveillance technology needs more attention.
The Bank of Big Medicine
Health insurers and providers are using industrial loan companies and other tactics to make money from financial engineering rather than patient care.
A Fourth Candidate in Illinois Gets the AIPAC Boost
Melissa Conyears-Ervin is benefiting from a reported $2.8 million in super PAC ads.
The Next Financial Collapse
In the coming crisis, the Fed is not likely to be in good hands.
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Isolating ICE
Democrats offered a way out of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, but Republicans refused to play. What now?
The Occupying Army Retreats
The announcement of ICE’s withdrawal from Minnesota, like that of the British from Boston 250 years ago, marks a victory for people power.
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Sundance Is Over. Long Live Sundance.
Will there be life after Utah (and Robert Redford) for America’s biggest film festival?
Bad Bunny Bowl
Fresh off Grammy glory, Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny is set to perform on America’s biggest stage. It’s shaping up to be Puerto Rico’s moon-landing moment.
One Bovino After Another
Which came first? Col. Steven J. Lockjaw or commander-at-large Gregory K. Bovino?
