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[ad_1] The Return Citizen Support Group in New Jersey has constructed a community that utilizes parallel structures of mutual aid to support formerly incarcerated civilians in their journeys beyond prison. America’s prison system does not end at the prison gate. For millions of formerly incarcerated people, release marks the beginning of another sentence—one enforced not by prison guards, but by laws, discrimination, economic exclusion, and a political system that too often values punishment over rehabilitation. While politicians routinely invoke the language of “second chances,” returning citizens face barriers to housing, employment, education, voting, and even basic dignity that make…

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[ad_1] The number of families struggling with food insecurity nearly tripled in last two years, survey finds.  Marcus Baram for Capital and Main Military families are experiencing a sharp rise in food insecurity, driven largely by the rising cost of groceries, according to a survey conducted before the start of the Iran war in February and its inflationary impact.  The biennial report by the Military Family Advisory Network, a national nonprofit that supports military and veteran families, surveyed more than 10,000 families between October 2025 and January 2026. The report examines how economic security, health care access, spouse employment, community connection, family…

[ad_1] “The pump don’t work ‘Cause the vandals took the handles.” – Bob Dylan, Subterranean Homesick Blues Sometimes Donald Trump’s diatribes reveal his own guilty behavior. Take his disastrous promotion of the makeover of the Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. Not only did he hire an incompetent contractor whose prior work for Trump at Mar-a-Lago gave him the shady inside track; but also Trump’s insistence on an environmentally disastrous “royal blue” caused an increase in the amount of algae now polluting the pool. Perhaps it might be time to break out a new Maga hat, all in green, with the…

[ad_1] On June 29, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will convene a hearing to consider whether marijuana should finally be removed from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, the federal government’s most restrictive drug classification, reserved for substances with a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use. Heroin and LSD are in the same category. This hearing will determine whether restrictions will be eased on marijuana as a whole.   It’s a strikingly late debate to be having.  The proceedings, which must conclude by July 15, follow an April order from the Department of Justice that moved marijuana…

[ad_1]  Hugo Temby, Australian National University and Joel Nilon, Australian National University for The Conversation The past five years have not been easy for the people of the Pacific. COVID restrictions disrupted tourism and upended supply chains, while global fuel shocks raised prices and hit island economies hard. The region relies on expensive imports of fossil fuels, as domestic sources are largely lacking. Some nations spend up to 25% of their GDP on securing fuel, even before this year’s price spikes. In recent months, authorities in the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu announced emergency measures to conserve fuel. Fiji’s main energy provider has warned electricity rationing is now a possibility, and the Samoan government is considering school closures…

[ad_1] It has been reported that ‘healthy life expectancy’ in the UK has fallen during the past decade.  Disparity between the ‘healthy life expectancy’ of those in different regions of the UK has been described. A 20-year gap between the ‘healthy life expectancy’ of those in Richmond and the ‘healthy life expectancy’ of those in Blackpool has been alleged. The concept of ‘healthy life expectancy’ has been bandied about as if we have used it always. Its precursor, ‘healthy lifestyle,’ is already ubiquitous. Its successor, surely to be ‘healthy lifespan.’ But the concept of ‘healthy life-anything’ should be unusable. It should say…

[ad_1] An American Anthem: Beware The Impostures of Pretended Patriotism  Ron Kovic, Author of “Born on the Fourth of July”                                                                                               For Alex Pretti and Renee Good   “You can cut all the flowers but you can not keep spring from coming.” Pablo Neruda As a United States Marine in 1968, believing with all my heart that I was fighting for freedom and democracy in Vietnam, I risked my life and gave three-quarters of my body in that war. Now, 58 years later, with our nation in its greatest crisis since its founding, I am willing to risk my life again…

[ad_1] Donald Trump and DOGE adviser Elon Musk, May 30, 2025, in the Oval Office. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok. Remember Elon Musk running around in his DOGE garb with sunglasses and a chainsaw? The Republicans are hoping that you don’t. The ostensible point of Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” was rooting out trillions of dollars of government waste, fraud, and abuse. Musk gathered together a group of “super-high-IQ” MAGA boys who worked 80 hours a week ransacking all the various government agencies and departments in this effort. Musk promised to cut at least $2 trillion from the…

[ad_1] Robert Inlakesh hosts The Target LIVE Mint Press News More than two years after six-year-old Hind Rajab was killed alongside her rescuers in Gaza, Hezbollah is systematically targeting commanders linked to the Israeli unit accused of killing her. In this week’s episode of The Target, Robert Inlakesh examines the battlefield campaign, the evidence, and the growing pressure on Israel’s military leadership. On this Monday’s edition of the Target Stream MintPress News’ Robert Inlakesh looks at how Hezbollah has hunted down the Israelis connected to the infamous killing of Hind Rajab in the Gaza Strip – investigating how the…