Alan Pyke
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To build Trump’s border wall, Pentagon will divert funds from military schools and day cares
Support our troops! → Read More
The Trump administration plans to gut food stamps, hitting red states hardest
3.6 million Americans will lose food stamps under a regulatory maneuver nobody in Congress likes. 1.9 million of them live in Trump country. → Read More
Justice comes for the corrupt DEA agent who tried to set up rapper Scarface
Self-described "White Devil" Chad Scott was convicted of using his task force to buy himself a $43,000 truck. → Read More
The DEA just made a huge change to how the government treats medical marijuana
A bland announcement in the Federal Register on Monday may mark the beginning of the end of federal drug cops' 50-year Reefer Madness crusade. → Read More
Shakeup of immigration court system threatens migrants’ due process
Congress has given migrants rights. A new rule appears aimed at making sure they don't exercise them. → Read More
Kids in border camps are 9 times likelier to die of flu. Trump’s team won’t vaccinate them.
Customs and Border Protection will not distribute flu shots to detained children or adults and has yet to respond to medical professionals' concerns. → Read More
There is no such thing as acting alone
Hate groups spent 30 years perfecting a 'lone-actor strategy.' El Paso is their latest win. → Read More
Trump-supporting Equinox owner wants to have it both ways
Stephen Ross pays lip service to social justice, but his fundraising supports Trump’s hate-mongering → Read More
Hundreds arrested in Mississippi immigration sweep
Raids targeting poultry plants ended with almost 700 people in cuffs and children crying in the street. → Read More
Dayton shooting shows six good guys with guns are no match for a high-capacity magazine
Police in Dayton did their jobs very well. Nine people still died in 30 seconds. → Read More
Dayton massacre shows six good guys with guns are no match for a high-capacity magazine
Police in Dayton did their jobs very well. Nine people still died in 30 seconds. → Read More
Before Trump criticized the urban poverty he uses to attack Democrats, he profited from it
The president's transparently dishonest attacks on cities in Cincinnati conveniently erase the role played by greedy, cheating developers like himself. → Read More
Proposal to create new felony for tossing water on a cop gets the Fox News bump
New York Republicans' newest idea for 'backing the blue' is part of a much broader conservative campaign to suppress legitimate criticisms of police misconduct. → Read More
You’re not getting your money from Equifax because the government never really wanted you to
Mad about missing out on your $125? Blame the regulators captured by the rich companies they're supposed to police. → Read More
Stephen Miller plots to put scandal-plagued Border Patrol in charge of asylum interviews
Newly reported internal emails shed light on the next grim maneuver in the Trump team's nativist campaign to slam the door on non-white immigrants. → Read More
Does Bill Barr still think executions stop other people from committing crimes?
The Attorney General has been adamantly wrong about the deterrent value of capital punishment for thirty years. → Read More
FTC’s $5 billion deal with Facebook is a paper tiger with a partisan tail
When a large number hides a plethora of flaws. → Read More
Trump is kicking 3 million more people off food stamps for the stupidest possible reason
The Department of Agriculture's perverse pro-hunger, anti-work maneuver, explained. → Read More
Three million working-class people will lose food stamps under new Trump regulatory assault
The Department of Agriculture's perverse pro-hunger, anti-work maneuver, explained. → Read More
6 years after fast food workers walked off the job, House passes $15 federal minimum wage
The historic legislation suggests direct-action tactics by working people can outstrip lawmakers' ideological intransigence. → Read More