CNN
• By: Priscilla Alvarez •
Jun 19, 2020
The restrictions, enacted in March, allow quick removal of migrants apprehended near the border. The Trump administration extended the order indefinitely.
The Intercept
• By: Bryce Covert •
Jun 17, 2020
While millions of dollars have been distributed to large corporations with a recent history of illicit activity, small business owners with criminal backgrounds are being passed over by the SBA for PPP relief.
Accountable.US
Jun 17, 2020
Despite the SBA's promise of transparency, Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin said the administration would not disclose which businesses received relief or the amount received.
In These Times
• By: Taylor Barnes •
Jun 15, 2020
While Lockheed Martin's managerial staff conducts work from home, the weapons manufacturer's blue-collar workers have been deemed essential by an updated memo from the Trump administration. That means Lockheed's plant in Fort Worth, TX can run 24 hours a day producing military jets, even as the relatives of employees petition for the plant's closure after the site's first Covid-19 related death.
Miami Herald
• By: Mitchell Willets •
Jun 15, 2020
The Long Range Acoustic Device has become a staple for police departments dispersing crowds and protests across the country since 2009. The sound cannon was originally meant for military use and federal court records show that the LRAD "can project messages up to 600 meters away, produce a maximum continuous output of 136 dB at one meter away, and has the capacity to overcome 88 dBs of background noise at 250 meters.”
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