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Arizona state Rep. Jay Lawrence, according to the Arizona Mirror, told people at a political event on January 16 that refugees were a problem. But not a “problem” in the way one might consider the plight of human beings needing a home because of famine or…

Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation Tuesday that officially made New Jersey the first state to require severance pay for mass layoffs, according to The New York Times. The law, approved by lawmakers last week, requires employers to provide not only severance…

Donald Trump has been impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, with overwhelming evidence despite his obstruction that has blocked investigators from access to key witnesses and documents. But now it’s in Mitch McConnell’s Senate, and that…

A white radio producer of The Sean Hannity Show had the audacity to call Prince Harry’s biracial wife, Meghan Markle, “uppity” on air for failing to take part in a summit with Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, and Prince William, according to a…

Mississippi prison officials are fielding a new round of scrutiny after two inmates died due to “blunt force” beating in their facilities Monday night. According to NBC, prison officials also said a third inmate died by suicide in his cell on Sunday.…

Donald Trump has been impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, with overwhelming evidence despite his obstruction that has blocked investigators from access to key witnesses and documents. But now it’s in Mitch McConnell’s Senate, and that…

There is not a snowball's chance in hell that outgoing Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard will ever be elected president, and it is equally unlikely she will ever again touch any nationwide office, having bowed out of her reelection bid after it became clear her…

Conservative lawyer and husband of truly awful person Kellyanne Conway continues to work to the left of his wife in the public sphere. Known for attacking the current administration, the one his wife works vociferously for, Conway was on CNN earlier…

The president of the Los Angeles City Council on Friday announced a proposal that would block building permits for private detention facilities, the Los Angeles Times reports, including a proposed migrant children’s site that has received considerable…

Utah has finally banned “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ youth, becoming the 19th state to do so, as reported by NBC News. The archaic, abusive practice has been decried by the American Psychological Association (APA) as not only detrimental to mental health…

Twenty Democratic senators are demanding to know why a large number of U.S. citizens and permanent legal residents of Iranian descent were detained for hours and interrogated when trying to return home to the United States from Canada earlier this month.…

The right is using every tool it has to stop a world-saving climate agenda. It’s funneled millions of dollars to sow fear and false narratives among the public. And its forces exploit the climate crisis to advance eco-fascism and white nationalism.…