“This is not about protecting communities,” said one human rights campaigner, “this is about crushing dissent and instilling fear.” U.S. President Donald Trump’s call late Sunday to “bring in the troops” to crush protests in Los Angeles—along with the release of video footage showing the arrival of tanks in the nation’s capital ahead of a […]
“These volunteers are not subject to Israeli jurisdiction and cannot be criminalized for delivering aid or challenging an illegal blockade—their detention is arbitrary, unlawful, and must end immediately.” Israeli forces early Monday boarded the Madleen, a United Kingdom-flagged vessel carrying humanitarian aid, and detained its crew members as they sought to deliver food, children’s prosthetics, […]
The Energy Department’s order “will result in American households paying even higher electricity bills,” warned one consumer advocate. Consumers are set to foot the bill after the Trump administration intervened late last week to prevent the closure of the fossil fuel-powered Eddystone Generating Station, a Pennsylvania plant owned by Constellation Energy that was set to […]
“We’re at the point where a U.S. senator is saying healthcare and hunger don’t matter because we all die eventually.” Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst on Friday brushed off her constituents’ concerns about the life-threatening consequences of her party’s proposed cuts to Medicaid and federal nutrition assistance, telling a town hall audience, “Well, we all are going […]