While this "anti-terrorism" bill passed the House in April but floundered in the Senate, a new version is scheduled for markup by Ways and Means tomorrow.
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Criticizing Israel? Nonprofit Media Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status Without Due Process
A new anti-terrorism bill would allow the government to take away vital tax exemptions from nonprofit news outlets and media organizations.
“Some were jailed simply for expressing sympathy for the suffering of Palestinians.”
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Video of Sexual Abuse at Israeli Prison Is Just Latest Evidence Sde Teiman Is a Torture Site
Israeli abuse of Palestinians at the military prison has been reported for months. The U.S. is asking the Israeli military to investigate itself.
Ryan Grim and David Sirota examine how a memo from 1971 laid the groundwork for enshrining corporate corruption in American politics.
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Project 2025 Roots Date Back Half a Century
Ryan Grim and David Sirota examine how Lewis Powell’s memo from 1971 laid the groundwork for enshrining corporate corruption in American politics.
It's apparently error-prone.
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Homeland Security Still Dreams of Face Recognition at the Border
The Department of Homeland Security wants to use face recognition technology on drivers and passengers approaching the border.
"Students who speak out against an ethno-nationalist political ideology founded in the late 19th century will now risk violating the school’s nondiscrimination policies."
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College Administrators Spent Summer Break Dreaming Up Ways to Squash Gaza Protests
New York University is creating a dangerous precedent that can be used to squash campus protests against Israel’s war on Gaza.
"It is as if journalists have forgotten that Trump was impeached twice, criminally indicted four times, and already convicted once."
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Why the Media Won’t Report the Truth About Trump
The political press has doubled down on horse-race coverage of the election, overlooking the threat Trump poses to democracy.
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"While Biden is ultimately responsible for America’s full-tilt support for Israel’s violence, Harris has repeatedly supported the president’s continued arming of Israel."
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The U.S.-Led Ceasefire Talks Are Just Buying More Time for Israel’s Genocide
Biden, Harris, and Blinken are able to continue to posture as brokers of peace while sending billions of dollars in weapons to Netanyahu’s soldiers.
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A Missouri prosecutor was set to argue that Marcellus Williams had been wrongly convicted. New evidence that prosecutors mishandled the murder weapon got in the way.
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A Prosecutor Admits His Office’s Incompetence Cut Off an Innocent Man’s Path to Exoneration
A Missouri prosecutor was set to argue that Marcellus Williams had been wrongly convicted. New evidence that prosecutors had mishandled the murder ...
Uncommitted Democratic delegates are staging a sit-in in front of the United Center until they get a call reversing DNC decision.
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No Palestinian Americans Will Speak at Convention, DNC Decides
“Uncommitted” Democratic delegates are staging a sit-in in front of the United Center until they get a call reversing DNC decision.
"The few fleeting mentions of the war, Israel, and Palestine in Monday night’s speeches were dismissive and misleading, while devaluing of Palestinian lives in comparison to those of Israelis."
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Democratic Party Unites Under Banner of Silence on Gaza Genocide
At the DNC, progressives and moderates came together to support Kamala Harris by largely ignoring the most pressing moral issue of our time.
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