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As New Yorkers head to the polls in the primaries for upcoming local elections, voters will have the chance to vote for not one, but up to five of their preferred candidates for mayor and other races. Ranked-choice voting is a relatively new system — introduced in New York following a referendum in 2019 — that has grown in popularity across the U.S. “It gives voters more choices and more power in determining the ultimate winner of an election,” says John Tarleton, editor-in-chief of The Indypendent, which is closely following the New York mayoral election. Election day is June 24 with early voting already underway in New York.

A Columbia University graduate has been denied entry into the United States and deported following 12 hours of detention at the Los Angeles International Airport. Australian writer Alistair Kitchen says agents questioned him about his views on Israel and Palestine and downloaded the contents of his phone. “They were waiting for me when I got off the plane. I didn’t even make it into the queue for passport processing,” says Kitchen. “Customs and Border Protection are using the immense power and discretion that they have to search and then to deny entry… because they disagree with some people’s speech.”

On today's BradCast: It's getting worse, not better --- and more deadly --- in the U.S. Senate. That, even though the House version is already wildly unpopular. [Audio link to full show follows below.] Over the past week, Republicans in the U.S. Senate have been releasing their updates to the budget bill passed by Republicans by [...]

Follow @GreenNewsReport... (Or use "Click here to listen..." link below.) IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Pacific hurricane season off to an unusually early and ferocious start; Trump Admin's mass layoffs and budget cuts seriously impacting national parks; PLUS: Congressional Republicans' big budget bill would increase energy prices and sell off public lands... All that and more in today's [...]

The Democratic Party offered itself up as an alternative to Trump near the end of his first term, but the time is ripe for a complete reconfiguration of the liberal party–if not a replacement. 

How can we reset Juneteeth within the context of authoritarian white supremacy?