The Supreme court released a series of awful decisions today, particularly in regards to immigration where the Supreme Court blocked immigrants ability to claim asylum from Mexico. Justice Sotomayor harshly criticized the decision stating: “The consequences of today’s decision are predictable,” she read. “More people will die. More people will…
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More Than 1,100 Anti-Trump Demonstrations Planned in All 50 States This Saturday
Over 1,100 “Hands Off!” protests, demonstrations, and meetings are planned in across all 50 states this Saturday in what organizers say are a response to the massive firing of the federal workforce overseen by Trump adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. “Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs…
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Richest Americans Now Pay Less Tax Than Working Class in Historical First
America’s richest are paying less tax than working-class people in a historical first. Data published by The New York Times shows that America’s top billionaires are now paying less taxes than they have for decades. In the 1960s, the 400 richest Americans paid more than half of their income in…
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Prison Phone Companies Worked to Ban In-Person Visits to Increase Profits, According to New Lawsuit
Prison phone companies and county governments in Michigan’s St. Clair and Genesee counties engaged in a “quid pro quo kickback scheme” that ended in-person prison visit at prisons, according to two new lawsuits. The lawsuits, filed by a non-profit called The Civil Rights Corps, allege that the elimination of in-person…