Tag: civil liberties

A sweeping provision to strip nonprofits of tax-exempt status without due process is no longer in the latest House GOP budget bill, but civil liberties groups say the threat to free speech and advocacy is far from over.

The legislation extends Trump-era tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, adds new corporate giveaways, and revives controversial provisions targeting civil society, while gutting Medicaid and SNAP.

Despite unanimous Supreme Court ruling, Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains detained in El Salvador as leaders claim powerlessness to bring him home.

Critics warn of authoritarian overreach as Trump administration marks immigrants as “dead” to force deportation and targets lawful residents for protected political speech.

Trump escalates his support for Elon Musk by declaring attacks on Tesla dealerships as domestic terrorism, raising concerns over government overreach and the criminalization of political dissent.

The U.S. Senate has approved a significant expansion of government surveillance powers, raising alarms over potential violations of civil liberties.

The FANFSA, passed with a 219-199 vote, garnered support from both sides of the aisle, with 96 Democrats and 123 Republicans backing the bill.

Amidst rising tensions and a national debate, voices on U.S. campuses and workplaces face severe backlash for speaking out on the Israel-Gaza conflict, raising pivotal questions about free speech and the price of political expression in America.

money talks, and it’s drowning out the voice of the people as 60% of U.S. oil and gas operations are now fortified against protests due to an infusion of lobbying dollars.

While recent brutality against protests for racial justice is concerning, the decline in basic freedoms in the USA began before this crackdown.