Utah police officer charged with assault after ordering K-9 to bite man on video
“As a result of this case, SLCPD’s use of the K-9 bite program continues to be suspended pending the outcome of policy and procedure reviews by both the department and the Commission on Racial Equity in Policing.”
Uninsured up from last year and pandemic likely to exacerbate this trend
The Census concluded that while employer-sponsored insurance coverage increased last year, directly bought coverage, such as Obamacare, declined.
Parents and teachers nationwide join together demanding Congress pass $250 billion bill for current...
“When the coronavirus pandemic began, parents, teachers, and child care providers stepped up.”
Former Sheriff’s Captain pleads guilty to gun trafficking
“This case involved stunning and sustained violations of the public trust by a high-ranking law enforcement officer who bent his public position to his private gain.”
How a dire shortage of poll workers imperils American democracy
COVID-19 exacerbated the shortages of poll workers that states and counties already face in every election.
How big farms got a government pass on air pollution
An EPA deal came with a promise to help communities exposed to animal emissions. That’s still unfulfilled.
Racism is profitable
To end the Oppression Economy, our government must end the criminalization of people of color, end their political suppression, and curb runaway corporate power.
Pandemic profiteering: Amazon caught price gouging as Jeff Bezos’s wealth soared to $200 billion
“They are looking to maximize profit during a pandemic.”
What comes after the “American Century”?
America needs to negotiate the multipolar world order with China now — not few years later, when China will be convincingly stronger than the U.S.
Sen. Bernie Sanders combats argument that Green New Deal is too expensive
There are people in Washington who say the Green New Deal is too expensive and we can’t afford it. What is the alternative? A planet which is burning up?