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Trump to Make It Easier to Fire 50,000 Federal Workers
18+ min ago (694+ words) The Trump administration is planning to make it easier to discipline'and potentially fire'career officials in senior positions across the government, a move that would affect roughly 50,000 federal workers," the Wall Street Journal reports. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management, which oversees…...
“You’re Not Going to Investigate a Federal Officer”
31+ min ago (1343+ words) Minutes after a federal agent shot and killed a Mexican immigrant in a Chicago suburb last September, a group of police officers stood on the sidewalk trying to figure out the answer to a question of protocol: Who would investigate…...
ICE’s Private Prison Contractors Spent Millions Lobbying to Force Banks to Give Them Loans
31+ min ago (905+ words) Major banks have denied financing to GEO Group and CoreCivic " but legislation pushed by the firms could force their hand. Some of the largest banks in the nation for years have eschewed the business of private prison giants like GEO…...
Meet the mastermind behind Trump’s definition of "woman"
31+ min ago (738+ words) Madison Pauly7 minutes ago For at least two years, Trump had been promising to "get transgender out" of schools, women's sports, and the military. "It will be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders:…...
After Years of Silence, Texas Medical Board Issues Training for Doctors on How to Legally Provide Abortions
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (942+ words) For the first time since Texas criminalized abortion, the state's medical regulator is instructing doctors on when they can legally terminate a pregnancy to protect the life of the patient " guidance physicians have long sought as women died and doctors…...
The Dramatic Rise of Farm Labor Contractors Has Led to Rampant Abuses. Here’s Why Regulators Have Failed to Stop Them.
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (1030+ words) In the summer of 2019, a crew leader tasked with overseeing farm laborers sent them to harvest corn in a field where they weren't authorized to work " and where there wasn't adequate protection from the sweltering sun. One of them died…...
Basant Returns to Lahore: Between Memory, Merriment, and Responsibility
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (831+ words) Irshad Ahmad Mughal is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of the Punjab, where he contributes his expertise in governance and international relations. As a Senior Education Advisor at Socio Engineering Technology, he drives…...
Head of white shoe law firm that caved to Trump out after Epstein revelation
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (192+ words) A lawyer leading one of the country's largest law firms is leaving his job over his ties to the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new report. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday…...
Just maybe, men in feminist activism should focus on men more
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (629+ words) Male feminists could actually do something more meaningful (if they want to). Over the past year, the image of the "performative male" has entered mainstream media. He has a classic image: drinking a matcha latte, wearing a quarter-zip, wired headphones…...
Vatican orders fresco altered after angel appears to resemble Trump ally Giorgia Meloni
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (174+ words) The Vatican has stepped in after a freshly restored church fresco in Rome sparked controversy for featuring an angel that appeared to resemble Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a close European ally of Donald Trump. According to Italian media, diocesan…...