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News rooms across the country are waiting to hear whether or not their takeover by Sinclair Broadcast Group will be approved by the Federal Communications Commission.
Coastal migration is steadily increasing. But with the rise of both sea levels and extreme weather, how long will it last?
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Several Georgia and Alabama cities require a US-issued identification in order to access utility services, while other cities attach outstanding fines and court fees to utility bills. As a result, undocumented and poor people are left without access to water, gas and electricity. Progressive activists and attorneys have joined forces to challenge these policies which violate both US law and human rights.
Trump's foul-mouthed attack on Black athletes who "take a knee" amounted to a declaration that not only are African Americans not entitled to freedom of speech, but that we are also not entitled to freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures, to equal protection, and to due process guaranteed by the Fourth and Fourteenth amendments of the US Constitution.
Rising seas and raging hurricanes could destroy your town. Drought and mudslides could destroy your livelihood. But none of that matters to those empowered to control a nation-state's territorial boundaries, says author Todd Miller whose book, Storming the Wall, looks at corporate border militarization against climate refugees and the emerging movements for environmental justice.