State Officials Consider Striking Soda From SNAP Grocery Lists
By Eric Galatas, Public News Service Posted on February 5, 2026 Coloradans can give feedback on the state’s plan to restrict what families can buy with Supplemental Nutrition…
Colorado Democrats Advance Bill To Allow Individuals To Sue ICE Agents
By Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline Posted on February 5, 2026 Colorado Democrats approved a bill during a committee hearing Monday that would allow people to sue immigration officers…
Minnesota Teaches the White House Occupant Lessons in Courage and Civility
Maribel Hastings Posted on February 5, 2026 The courage of Minnesota residents in confronting the abuse of power of Trump’s anti-immigrant crusade, even with lethal consequences, to help…
ICE Is Not the Only Problem. Border Patrol Has Acted With Impunity for Decades.
Monika Langarica, Truthout Posted on February 5, 2026 The idea of a “border crisis” has long been used by both Republicans and Democrats to justify harsh immigration policies….
Chante Chicano: Seek Out Peace
Daniel Stange de Acatl Posted on February 5, 2026 Puzzle is a better game than chess. The conflicts of our homes and friendships are the conflicts of the…
Colorado’s Mental Health Care Providers Face Too Many Administrative Burdens
Sasha Zabelski Posted on February 5, 2026 Access to mental health care continues to be an issue for Coloradans. Thirteen percent of Coloradans continue to have problems…
Three LGBTQ Iranians Came to the U.S. to Seek Asylum by Death
Rebekah Wolf Posted on February 5, 2026 Three LGBTQ Iranians came to our southern border together a year ago, seeking asylum. All three had experienced similar harm: brutal…
US Military Helping President to Build Massive Network of ‘Concentration Camps,’ Navy Contract Reveals
By Stephen Prager, Common Dreams In the wake of immigration agents’ killings of three US citizens within a matter of weeks, the Department of Homeland Security is quietly…
A Federal Voucher Scheme—Quietly Decided, Locally Felt
Chris Frésquez Posted on February 5, 2026 Buried deep inside H.R. 1, the Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill, is a provision with sweeping consequences for public education—one that did…
‘I Can’t Tell You’: Attorneys, Relatives Struggle To Find Hospitalized ICE Detainees
By Claudia Boyd-Barrett, KFF Health News Posted on February 5, 2026 Lydia Romero strained to hear her husband’s feeble voice through the phone. A week earlier,…