August 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM EDT
Releases, Not Transfers, Must Be at the Center of Prison Closure Plans

Releases, Not Transfers, Must Be at the Center of Prison Closure Plans As former residents of a California prison, we celebrated its closure but abhorred the punitive transfer process.As former residents of a California prison, we celebrated its closure but abhorred the punitive transfer process.

August 31, 2026 at 4:34 PM EDT
Texas Swing County Could Shut Down 92 Polling Places Before Midterm Election

Texas Swing County Could Shut Down 92 Polling Places Before Midterm Election Senate candidate James Talarico is pushing Tarrant County to drop plans to close nearly a third of its polling sites.Senate candidate James Talarico is pushing Tarrant County to drop plans to close nearly a third of its polling sites.

August 31, 2026 at 3:57 PM EDT
Alabama Utility Partners With Flock to Sell More Surveillance to Cities

Alabama Utility Partners With Flock to Sell More Surveillance to Cities Alabama Power has acted as a middleman to sell surveillance services to more than 80 municipalities.Alabama Power has acted as a middleman to sell surveillance services to more than 80 municipalities.

August 31, 2026 at 2:57 PM EDT
Trump Shares AI Video, Appearing to Falsely Claim US Bombed Iran's Kharg Island

Trump Shares AI Video, Appearing to Falsely Claim US Bombed Iran's Kharg Island It wasn't immediately clear whether Trump believed that the video was real.It wasn't immediately clear whether Trump believed that the video was real.

August 31, 2026 at 2:09 PM EDT
Gaza Journalists Released From Israeli Jails Say Their Jobs Made Them Targets

Gaza Journalists Released From Israeli Jails Say Their Jobs Made Them Targets What happens when journalistic work itself becomes the justification for imprisonment, beatings, and insults?What happens when journalistic work itself becomes the justification for imprisonment, beatings, and insults?

August 31, 2026 at 2:07 PM EDT
Texas Expected to Pass Controversial New Curriculum Emphasizing Christianity

Texas Expected to Pass Controversial New Curriculum Emphasizing Christianity The framework highlights the "roots of Western civilization in Christianity" and eliminates a world cultures course.The framework highlights the "roots of Western civilization in Christianity" and eliminates a world cultures course.

August 31, 2026 at 2:06 PM EDT
Gary Mayor Says City Felt "Left Behind and Overlooked" After Weeks Without Power

Gary Mayor Says City Felt "Left Behind and Overlooked" After Weeks Without Power Eddie Melton, the mayor of the majority-Black city, says infrastructure must be hardened ahead of future severe storms.Eddie Melton, the mayor of the majority-Black city, says infrastructure must be hardened ahead of future severe storms.

August 29, 2026 at 6:48 PM EDT
Big Oil Is Spending Record Amounts to Stop California From Regulating It

Big Oil Is Spending Record Amounts to Stop California From Regulating It The industry poured over $17 million into fighting climate and worker-safety legislation in the first half of 2026. The industry poured over $17 million into fighting climate and worker-safety legislation in the first half of 2026.

August 29, 2026 at 6:45 PM EDT
Calling Israeli Settlers "Terrorists" Helps Cover Up Their State Backing

Calling Israeli Settlers "Terrorists" Helps Cover Up Their State Backing The label of "terrorism" is a political tool whose meaning has been shaped by those with the power to wield it. The label of "terrorism" is a political tool whose meaning has been shaped by those with the power to wield it.

August 29, 2026 at 6:40 PM EDT
Ex-Biden Official Slams Colleagues' Moves to Disavow Their Role in Gaza Genocide

Ex-Biden Official Slams Colleagues' Moves to Disavow Their Role in Gaza Genocide Hala Rharrit, who resigned over Gaza, called her State Department colleagues' empty statements of regret "despicable."Hala Rharrit, who resigned over Gaza, called her State Department colleagues' empty statements of regret "despicable."

August 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM EDT
New Yorkers Are Pushing Their State to Stop Investing Millions in Israel Bonds

New Yorkers Are Pushing Their State to Stop Investing Millions in Israel Bonds New York's comptroller invested over $100 million in Israel Bonds since 2023. A movement is building to stop this.New York's comptroller invested over $100 million in Israel Bonds since 2023. A movement is building to stop this.

August 29, 2026 at 11:43 AM EDT
Israel Restricts Cooking Gas Into Gaza, So We Must Burn Toxic Plastic to Cook

Israel Restricts Cooking Gas Into Gaza, So We Must Burn Toxic Plastic to Cook The vile fumes saturate our food with their smell. Our daily inhalation of toxic burned plastics is slowly killing us.The vile fumes saturate our food with their smell. Our daily inhalation of toxic burned plastics is slowly killing us.