Faced with little transparency about a mammoth facility, Lowndes County fights back.
Cities & Communities
Posted inLaw and Justice
Time on Task
The Trump administration has abused the interagency task force process to intervene in law enforcement across the country.
Posted inTechnology
License Plate and Switch
Cities are succumbing to public pressure and removing Flock license plate readers. But they are substituting alternatives with the same capabilities.
Posted inPolitics
Socialist in Seattle
A year after her election, Mayor Katie Wilson wants to upgrade housing and transit in the Emerald City. But moderate councilors and divisions within her own base are undermining her.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The EPA’s Dark Embrace of the AI Industry
Under Zeldin’s leadership and Musk’s influence, an unlikely federal agency has become a key enabler of AI data centers.
Posted inTechnology
Data Center of Attention
Candidates of every political persuasion are knocking themselves out trying to appease angry citizens wanting their lives and livelihoods put before Big Tech.
Posted inWorking in America
Mamdani Opens Office of Worker Power
The new city agency intends to connect workers who want to unionize with resources and organizing contacts, and use worker stories of exploitation to inform policy.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Military Lawyers Prosecuting Civilian Crimes Across the Country
In a move with little precedent, Judge Advocates (JAGs) are showing up in local courtrooms to prosecute street crime.
Posted inTAP
Why Would New York City Elect Anyone but a Socialist?
A new survey documents the city’s towering levels of inequality.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
California Wildfire Package Preserves Survivors’ Legal Rights UPDATED
SB 492 stops short of a Marshall Plan for fire survivors, but it averts the harms of Gavin Newsom’s now-collapsed wildfire utility bailout.