Former President Barack Obama has urged Democrats to stop being ideologically stuck and start building homes to address the housing crisis, while some critics argue that his previous administration's housing response prioritized banks over borrowers and left many behind.
The American prison system is a carceral continuum that perpetuates cycles of harm, and reform is not the solution, but rather a reimagining of the society that produced prisons in the first place.
Protesters in five cities in the US, including Denver, Palo Alto, Seattle, Washington D.C., and New York City, are demanding that Palantir Technologies and its billionaire co-founder Peter Thiel end its role in surveillance and policing, citing its involvement in ICE deportations, military targeting in Gaza, and domestic policing.
San Francisco District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder has issued a formal Letter of Inquiry demanding accountability from the city's police and sheriff's departments regarding their use of Automated License Plate Reader data and controversial remarks suggesting a duty to protect federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
The US has carried out 25 executions this year, with 60% concentrated in Florida, Texas, and South Carolina, while new death sentences have dropped to near historic lows, reflecting a disconnect between political decisions and public sentiment.