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How SNAP Benefits Could Be Saved During the Shutdown

Amanda Becker / The 19th Oct 31, 2025 The USDA has refused to release contingency funds, and Congress remains gridlocked — but there are still paths to keeping the nutrition assistance program alive. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Letter from Des Moines: Cary Fowler, the World Food Prize and the Ghost of Norman Borlaug

Alexander Zaitchik / Truthdig Oct 30, 2025 At an annual corporate food powwow, Biotech and the State Department hungrily eye “opportunity crops” in Africa. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

In About-Face, USDA Declines to Shuffle Funds to Extend SNAP During Shutdown

Shauneen Miranda Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom Oct 27, 2025 The position is a reversal from the department’s earlier stance, which pledged to use contingency funds to cover the program short term. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Media

Corporate Media Use ‘Peace’ Prize to Fuel War Propaganda

Ricardo Vaz / FAIR Oct 24, 2025 Mainstream outlets have whitewashed María Corina Machado's record to paint her as a beacon of democracy despite her undemocratic past and unsavory alliances. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Immigration

In Earnings Call, Private Prison Execs Revel in Profits From ICE Arrests

Eliza Dewey / Prism Oct 24, 2025 Second-quarter earnings calls reveal how GEO Group and CoreCivic are championing and profiting from Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Education

Inside Oklahoma’s Christian Nationalist Education Experiment

Jennifer Smith Richards / ProPublica Oct 22, 2025 The state is ground zero in the conservative quest for more patriotic and Christian public schools. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Despite Fall of Assad and Recent Elections in Syria, Minorities Still Aren’t Safe

Aras Yussef / Truthdig Oct 21, 2025 Autonomous Kurds are setting an example for how Syria could include minority groups and end discrimination and violence against them. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents

Nicole Foy / ProPublica Oct 17, 2025 One was a pregnant woman who had the door of her home blown off while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem watched. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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Dear Normies: Time to Stand Up

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Oct 16, 2025 For people who’ve never been to a protest in their lives, Saturday’s "No Kings" rally is a good place to start. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

After the Social Justice Era — What?

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Oct 15, 2025 The kids who might have been the next generation of activists are instead building personal brands or quietly retreating into apolitical hobbies. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

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Shutdown Showdown

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Oct 14, 2025 The president and his budget director are using the shutdown to unlawfully impound billions in foreign aid. Democrats must draw a line — and hold it. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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A True American Tale: Indigenous Rights vs. Corporate Greed

Nicolle Okoren / Truthdig Oct 13, 2025 The fight by the Western Apache people to save Oak Flat once again highlights the limits of religious freedom for non-Christians. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )