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Arizona Protestor Charged with Felony Over Safety Pin
“He did nothing wrong," says an observer, but doing nothing wrong while in possession of a safety pin was enough.
Prayer helped me survive poverty, but I needed government help too
Our social safety net is flawed but vital. Let’s work together to protect it from political attacks.
New Zealand Parliament votes to decriminalize abortion care
“From now abortions will be rightly treated as a health issue. The previous law required a woman seeking an abortion to go through many hoops.”
Capital Punishment? A Dead Policy Walking
Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, even though there were no eyewitnesses, nor fingerprints. Was he a victim of bias and racism?
It Can’t Happen Here… Can It?
Whether or not Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination or is elected president, for the gathering members of his grassroots coalition, he’s certainly shown what can, indeed, happen here.
Judge Rejects Former L.A. Sheriff’s Plea Deal
Instead of accepting responsibility for his crimes, Baca blamed Tanaka in court.
Race, belonging, and unconditional white amnesty
Though Trump casts amnesty as incompatible with “being a country of rules,” history proves otherwise.
Ex-NYPD officer charged with selling meth and date-rape drug
“Methamphetamine devastates communities and GBL spreads danger all over the Southern District of New York, which is why the defendants face serious federal charges.”
Wisconsin AG sues to stop Musk’s voter cash giveaway as courts allow $1 million...
Attorney General Josh Kaul argued Musk’s multimillion-dollar voter giveaway violated state bribery laws, but legal challenges failed to block the handouts before Wisconsin’s high-stakes Supreme Court election.