Do not say "private prisons" at me there is no tangible distinction between public and private prisons apnews.com/article/pris...

Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes to Coca-Cola.

Alas, our 2.5 month vacation away from a planet with the warmest oceans in recorded history has ended.Alas, our 2.5 month vacation away from a planet with the warmest oceans in recorded history has ended.

CREW obtained new records of the terrible conditions in Arizona prisons during the pandemic. We break it down in a four-part series beginning with a piece revealing apparent abuses including reports that inmates were given do-not-resuscitate status against their will.

I: Arizona prisoner: Inmates were given do-not-resuscitate status against their will during COVID-19 - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Arizona inmates reported “fake” health checks and do-not-resuscitate status against their will during COVID-19.

good for biden port strikes bad. paying workers good.

EDITORIAL: Trump is wrong. Police brutality doesn’t prevent crime ‘It’s unfathomable that Trump would promote police brutality as a tactic for addressing crime’ sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/edit...#COpolitics#Trump#PoliceBrutality

EDITORIAL: Trump is wrong. Police brutality doesn’t prevent crime - Sentinel Colorado

'It’s unfathomable that Trump would promote police brutality as a tactic for addressing crime'

Instead of reporting on how wildly uninformed some swing voters are, maybe the NYT could devote those resources into informing all voters about the issues?

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Why is the election still a toss-up? We asked the 15 stupidest people in America www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Just nonstop indications that legalizing online sports betting is pretty terrible for people. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

My contribution to the speeding camera discourse: the goal should be zero revenue because of zero violators. They should not be "speed traps". There should be warning signs everywhere. They should be "average speed" - two cameras spaced apart - triggered

EVERY place can get a drought. EVERY place can get torrential rain. NO place is safe from climate change. The only difference is what kind of dangerous weather you get.

Inhumane, illegal, and ineffective as a campaign strategy. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Harris, in visit to border, proposes new restrictions on immigration

The vice president’s decision to travel to the border in Arizona represents an effort to directly confront a political vulnerability.