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School district layoffs are rising nationwide as deficits grow, affecting class size, programs, and student support services.

Stephen Colbert hosts Texas State Rep. James Talarico for an online-exclusive interview that touches on the issues raised in Talarico's campaign for the Demo...

Amandla Thomas-Johnson didn't know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena now. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.

The "Late Show" host on Monday night opened up about something the network "clearly doesn't want us to talk about."“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert tore into his future former employer on Monday night as he accused CBS of caving to FCC threats by spiking his interview with Texas state Rep. and U.S. S

EFF is calling on technology companies like Meta and Google to stand up for their users by resisting DHS lawless administrative subpoenas for user data.

While artificial intelligence and robotics promise opportunities, the people who stand to benefit the most from these technologies are some of the worst in the world.

The latest piece from writer and poet Carol Frome.

Visa and Mastercard process $24 trillion a year. Trump can weaponize them. Europe is building an alternative.

The US government has found a frighteningly efficient way to keep tabs on citizens who criticize the government: just demand their personal data from Google.According to recent reporting from the …

Talks "are at a standstill" for Anthropic's potential $200 million contract with America's Defense Department, reports Reuters (citing several people familiar with the discussions.") The two issues? - Using AI to surveil Americans - Safeguards against deploying AI autonomously The company's po...

ICE Map - Visualizing ICE activity

After ICE enforcement halted their volunteer program in Southeast Houston, two Rice University freshmen launched ICE Map, tracking arrest and detention activity

Americans are learning and doing the kind of work that civilians in war zones worldwide have done for decades: dealing with threats by organizing to help protect their neighbors and communities.

French lawmakers have voted to ban social media access for children under 15 and prohibit mobile phones in high schools, positioning France as the second country after Australia to impose sweeping age-based digital restrictions. The Guardian reports: The lower national assembly adopted the text by ...

Neil Young has escalated his way against Amazon due to Jeff Bezos' support of Trump, and is giving his music to the people of Greenland.

I never considered a civil war where the government attacked its own citizens, and its supporters cheered them on. I don’t know why I didn’t think that was an option here. Did I mention my naivety?

Minnesota State Patrol troopers used a powerful sound system first used by the military in Maple Grove, Minnesota, to communicate and disperse noisy protesters.

'Are they coming to take us away?' asked kindergarteners in Minnesota.

The Alabama Senate passed a bill Thursday morning that bans the use of an education strategy known as the three-cueing system.SB 168, sponsored by Sen. Donnie Chesteen, R-Geneva, codifies the Alabama State Board of Education’s May 2024 ban of the method. Three-cueing is a teaching strategy affiliated

“The powerful have their power. But we have something too: the capacity to stop pretending, to name realities, to build our strength at home, and to act together.”

Discover the benefits of attending TCEA for San Antonio locals, like lower costs and a network of other Texas educators!

The leading French economist Gabriel Zucman is urging European governments to inflict financial pain on American billionaires in response to US President Donald Trump’s effort to seize control of …