Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Videos reveal Chicago cop assaulting black woman walking dog

"I think this woman deserves to have answers as to what happened, as do members of the public.”

The Education Department will forgive $5.8 billion in student loans for disabled borrowers

Under the new regulation, the department will automatically forgive the debt of borrowers who the Social Security Administration has identified as severely disabled.

Personal interview: Professor Noam Chomsky — What are the prospects for peace?

The questions here are not philosophical or abstract. They focus on the realities of the international power struggle unfolding in real time.

10 charts on the state of U.S. workers on the 2nd pandemic Labor Day

While workers are continuing to struggle under Covid, corporate lobbyists are converging on Capitol Hill to block proposed pro-labor reforms.

China’s ‘surveillance creep’: How big data COVID monitoring could be used to control people...

It is crucial these surveillance systems embed principles of transparency and accountability within their design.
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LAPD releases video of officer tasing NBA player

The LAPD released footage from two police body cameras showing what occurred during the arrest.

As our children head back to school, partisan politics threatens their learning and their...

America’s children shouldn’t be held hostage to a partisan political brawl. It’s time we focused solely on their learning and their safety.

How to prevent crime without relying on police

We must—going to the root again—deal fully with the front end of crime as a societal, and mostly preventable, malaise.

To avoid ‘spoiling’ hungry children, Wisconsin School District opts out of free meal program

"The Waukesha School Board's decision isn't just cruel, it's an attempt to punish children from families with lower incomes who are disproportionately Black and brown."