Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government won’t say if any agents have been punished. (Published Jan. 2026)

We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing

Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...

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I follow the news around local data center resistance fairly closely. This one stands out.

Fire department turns down $250,000 Google donation amid data center fight

An Oklahoma fire department turned down a significant donation from Google.

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“As far as I can tell, not a single Republican lawmaker has informed the public that the Save America Act would compel all 50 states to send their voter registration rolls to the DHS or that the DHS would then run the rolls through its ‘SAVE’ voter purge system.” 2/26/26 …1/

Rise Again - A Story of America A Film by David Comfort Music by Anonymous A story of the forgotten. Of all the stories that no one will hear.

Rise Again - A Story of America

YouTube video by David Michael Comfort

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Rise Again - A Story of America A Film by David Comfort Music by Anonymous A story of the forgotten. Of all the stories that no one will hear.

Rise Again - A Story of America

YouTube video by David Michael Comfort

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The ICE agents involved in the murder of Alex Pretti need to be arrested ASAP and tried in court

If the Supreme Court rules against its tariffs, the Trump administration would begin replacing them immediately, said Jamieson Greer, the United States Trade Representative.

In a text message, President Trump told Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt obliged to “think purely of Peace” and that the world would not be secure until America controlled the island.

As federal agents swarm the Twin Cities, their presence has also grown in medical centers. Health care workers are pushing back.

Since 1986, a federal holiday on the third Monday of January has celebrated the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie attend the premiere of Heated Rivalry at TIFF Lightbox on November 24, 2025 in Toronto. | Harold Feng/Getty Images Heated Rivalry, the Canadian series s...

The real reason people are so passionate about Heated Rivalry

It’s not just the smut. It’s about a deeper desire.

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Who owns the high seas? In the spring of 2010, I was one of a few journalists invited to travel down to the coast of Ecuador to join an ocean-going TED conference. With me aboard a Nation...

We just took a major step forward in protecting the oceans

The high seas used to be the wild west of the ocean, but a new treaty could finally bring oversight.

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Days into the new year, as stuffed suit Tony Dokoupil was readying to take the helm as the new anchor of the CBS Evening News, the network rolled out a much-mocked set of five guiding principles th...

The Crisis Year for Journalism Is Here

Journalists have an inherent right and professional duty to defend their industry and its mission against those who want to derail it—even when those threats are coming from the inside.

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Nomenclature is potent. Donald Trump loves a nickname, and there is power in naming things. Once a thing has a name, it can be categorized, judged, explained, and perhaps satirized and belittled. O...

Who Are the AWFULs? Trump Hates Them, So They’re Doing Something Right

They’re affluent, white, female, urban liberals—and the murder of Renee Nicole Good will politicize millions of them.

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For as long as Donald Trump has deployed his ICE brownshirts in the “Democrat” cities he so despises, Americans have been out in the streets, confronting his masked goons and making sure the rest o...

The Residents of Minneapolis Are Fighting for All of Us

The sights of Minneapolitans defending their community have been inspiring. But underneath these displays of heroism, there is despair, fear, and hurt.

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Andrea Arroyo As Dr. King reminded us, “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” His words continue to call us toward justice, compassion, and the power of love to confront racism. T...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream: Love Against Racism

As Dr. King reminded us, “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” His words continue to call us toward justice, compassion, and the power of love to confront racism.

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Yangyang Cheng A new book tells the story of the island-nation’s transformation into a central hub for technological development and manufacturing. The post How Taiwan Became the Chipma...

How Taiwan Became the Chipmaker for the World

A new book tells the story of the island-nation’s transformation into a central hub for technological development and manufacturing.

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Michelle Chen Across the country, neighbors are working together to protect one another from Trump’s immigration crackdowns. The post The People vs. ICE appeared first on The Nation.

The People vs. ICE

Across the country, neighbors are working together to protect one another from Trump’s immigration crackdowns.

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Alexandra Marvar The white college student supported Black voters in segregated Alabama, and began documenting the front lines of the voting rights fight, which locals continue to disregard....

A Civil Rights Veteran Revisits the Summer of 1965

The white college student supported Black voters in segregated Alabama, and began documenting the front lines of the voting rights fight, which locals continue to disregard.

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President Donald Trump launched his second term by seeking to usurp Congress’ authority and challenge a nearly century-old legal precedent that shields independent executive branch agenci...

How the Supreme Court’s Work to ‘Bolster Executive Power at Congress’s Expense’ is Coming Back to Bite

President Donald Trump launched his second term by seeking to usurp Congress’...

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Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) went on CNN this morning and among other things said, “I think ICE needs to be totally torn down… People want immigration enforcement that goes after criminals, ...

Very Important Moment

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) went on CNN this morning and among other...

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Our K-shaped economy is growing K-er by the day. Figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released earlier this month show that the labor share of the nation...

A New Low for American Workers

The share of American income going to labor is at its lowest level since measurements began.

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Trump says his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize has shifted his focus, as he ramps up bid to take over huge Arctic island.

Norway’s PM says Trump sent letter tying Nobel prize snub to Greenland ambitions

American president says his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize has shifted his focus, as he ramps up bid to take over huge Arctic island.

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Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán said he’d also been invited, and has accepted.

Trump invites Putin to join Gaza peace board, Kremlin says

Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán said he’d also been invited, and has accepted.

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With NATO thrown into question, some officials see the “coalition of the willing” as the basis for a new alliance without the U.S.

Trump’s Greenland threats push Europe toward divorcing America

With NATO thrown into question, some officials see the “coalition of the willing” as the basis for a new alliance without the U.S. 

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During a heated interview with CBS’ Margaret Brennan, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday offered limited insight into a fatal ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis.Throughout the "Fac...

Kristi Noem clashes with CBS’ Margaret Brennan in tense interview

The DHS secretary disagreed with Brennan on a series of topics related to the White House’s ongoing immigration crackdown.

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The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a potential deployment to Minnesota, two defense officials confirmed Sunday.The two battalions, which are with the...

Trump orders active duty troops to prepare for Minnesota deployment

The move signals a potentially more harder-line approach by the White House.

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