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I Gave Birth During Genocide, Into a World I No Longer Know
My child is 8 months old. Surviving the genocide in Gaza is the only life he knows. I fight every day to keep him alive.
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The GOP Is Engaged in an Eleventh-Hour Effort to Change Mail-In Voting Rules
The GOP’s lawsuits against mail-in voting could pave the way for vote suppression and election denial in swing states.
Trans Youth Impacted by Anti-LGBTQ Laws Share Their Stories in New Book
“American Teenager” gives a platform to eight trans teens whose lives were upended by anti-trans laws in the US.
Several FL Jails in Milton’s Projected Path Refuse to Evacuate People Inside
“When my son was sentenced, he was not given a death sentence,” said one parent of a person currently in jail.
Netanyahu Openly Threatens Lebanese Civilians With Violence “Like Gaza”
The Israeli prime minister openly threatened to escalate Israel’s campaign of mass killing in Lebanon.
DeSantis Administration Threatens News Station for Airing Abortion Amendment Ad
The ad highlights how Florida's anti-abortion statute restricts abortion even in cases where a person's life is at risk.
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Downballot Democrats Warn They Could Lose Majorities in Swing State Legislatures
Campaigners say even a Harris victory may not prevent GOP takeovers in states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Minnesota.
The EPA Is Mandating Removal of All Lead Pipes. What Will Replace Them?
The new rule is a step in the right direction, but cost-cutting could lead to a different kind of toxicity.
Israel’s Blockade Bars WFP From Distributing Food “in Any Form” in North Gaza
Israel’s aid blockade has reached its worst point in months, the group warned as Israeli forces assault northern Gaza.
Republicans Refuse to Extend Voter Registration as Hurricanes Strike Southeast
Civil rights groups filed emergency litigation seeking to reopen voter registration in Florida and Georgia.
“The agonizing experience of being a hostage causes me to resonate deeply with the closing off of the Gaza Strip, the families trapped there, and the Palestinians held hostage to Israeli policy and in Israeli prisons.”
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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation
We can’t look away from Israel’s genocidal violence against Palestinians — or the movement for a free Palestine.
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Downballot Democrats Warn They Could Lose Majorities in Swing State Legislatures
Campaigners say even a Harris victory may not prevent GOP takeovers in states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Minnesota.
Republicans Refuse to Extend Voter Registration as Hurricanes Strike Southeast
Civil rights groups filed emergency litigation seeking to reopen voter registration in Florida and Georgia.
Voting Drop Boxes Have Become Flash Point for Election Fraud Conspiracies
In Wisconsin, the State Supreme Court, local councils and right-wing activists have been engrossed with the receptacles.
As Trump Hints at 2024 Subversion, Walz Endorses Ending the Electoral College
A campaign statement later noted that ending the Electoral College wasn’t an official position of the ticket.