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SF Mayor terminates contract with Hospitality House’s Sixth St Center

After 20 years of providing services to unhoused people in SOMA, Mayor Lurie is closing the center as a part of his plan to "revitalize" the Sixth Street corridor.

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The Authoritarian Playbook: How to be a dissident in an age of fear

In their new book "On Courage," Ami Fields-Meyer and Julia Angwin provide a roadmap for authoritarian resistance based on interviews with over 100 dissidents worldwide.

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US Forest Service is spraying glyphosate in California forests

Investigative journalist Nate Halverson reports that the US Forest Service and timber companies are using record amounts of glyphosate in California forests.

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Appalachian coal miners face highest black lung rates in 50 years

Miners working in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia who've spent at least 25 years underground have the worst rates of black lung disease.

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The devastating human toll of Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza

Since the so-called ceasefire went into effect nearly 10 months ago, over 1,250 Palestinians have been killed, including over 300 children, in routine airstrikes.

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Rowdy Girl: Confessions of a Vegan Cattle Rancher

Renee King-Sonnen traces her journey from the wife of a cattle rancher to an internationally-known animal rights activist who saved their herd from slaughter.

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The Authoritarian Playbook: Trump escalates deportations & detentions

As the Trump regime continues their brutal immigration crackdown, they are targeting the nearly 1.3 million immigrants who hold Temporary Protected Status in the US.

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ProPublica investigates the health risks and politics of raw milk

ProPublica finds that while raw milk continues to sicken people, high level lawmakers and officials are pushing to expand the industry rather than curb the danger.

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The Authoritarian Playbook: How to combat fascism with Jason Stanley

Philosopher and fascism expert Jason Stanley left the US for Canada last year, citing deep concerns over the Trump administration’s rapid dismantling US democracy.

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Progressives score key victories in primaries across the US

In the most anticipated race of the night, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive, defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, a moderate, for the Michigan Senate Democratic primary.

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