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Disabled People Still Face Barriers to Online Voter Registration in Most States
Shortcomings in web accessibility and other obstacles may disenfranchise 40.2 million eligible disabled US voters.
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Harvard “Embraces Diversity” on Day of the Dead, Unless the Dead Are Palestinian
I have been suspended from Harvard’s library for silently supporting students who protested about Palestine and Lebanon.
Speaker Mike Johnson Suggests Republicans Will “Reform” ACA Out of Existence
The Affordable Care Act is very popular, with three in five Americans rating it favorably, according to a recent poll.
Israel Used US Bomb in North Gaza Massacre That Killed 93, Aid Group Says
Victims of the strike face next to no options for treatment as Israel has destroyed north Gaza’s health care system.
Biden’s Apology Energizes Push for Truth Commission on Indian Boarding Schools
A survivor of the boarding schools says the apology mattered, but it’s what happens next that truly “tells the tale.”
As Trump and Harris Tout Their Economic Records, What Do the Numbers Say?
Wealth inequality cannot be attributed to either a Biden or Trump presidency -- it is an endemic problem in the US.
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UN: Over 11,000 Pregnant People in Lebanon at Risk Due to Israel’s Aggression
Over 1,000 are expected to give birth soon, with fewer and fewer health facilities to turn to.
Harris Responds to Trump’s Pledge to Protect Women “Whether They Like It or Not”
Trump’s remark comes as he struggles to win over women voters in the waning days of the 2024 election.
Israel Strikes North Gaza Hospital, Destroying Medical Supplies Just Sent by UN
Surgical services are totally suspended at Kamal Adwan Hospital, where only two doctors remain after an Israeli siege.
The Right Is Crafting Its Own Horror Story to Cast “Others” as Monsters
Author Talia Lavin discusses the legacy of the Satanic Panic and how right-wing superstitions fuel conspiracy theories.
“There are no ‘normal’ deaths occurring during this war. Everything we once took for granted — like burying our dead and grieving together — has been stolen from us.”
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Israel Strikes North Gaza Hospital, Destroying Medical Supplies Just Sent by UN
Surgical services are totally suspended at Kamal Adwan Hospital, where only two doctors remain after an Israeli siege.
Bill Clinton Sparks Outrage for Racist Comments on Gaza at Harris Rally
While rallying support for Kamala Harris, Clinton echoed some of Israel’s most eliminationist talking points.
UN Special Rapporteur Recommends Unseating Israel From UN Over Genocide in Gaza
Francesca Albanese warns Israel’s continued impunity “is the nail in the coffin of the UN Charter.”
Harvard “Embraces Diversity” on Day of the Dead, Unless the Dead Are Palestinian
I have been suspended from Harvard’s library for silently supporting students who protested about Palestine and Lebanon.