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Immigrant Women Workers Are Fighting to Close Disney’s Gender Pay Gap
Unionized workers say traditionally “feminized” jobs such as costume-making pay significantly less.
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We Must Overturn SCOTUS Decisions That Effectively Deny Rights to Black People
George Floyd’s murder is part of a through line of police violence first enabled by the "Dred Scott" ruling.
Mississippi Republicans Want Their Own Cops and Judges in Majority-Black Jackson
Black leaders compare the push to expand a state police force responsible for recent shootings to “apartheid.”
Good Analysis Is Not Enough: Jen Angel and Liberation Movement Organizing
We honor Angel by studying the life she lived and the lessons she gave us to build liberatory power.
GOP Megadonors Are Trying to Pull the Party Away From Trump. It Could Get Ugly.
The onset of the primary season is barely 10 months away, and the scramble for control of the GOP is intensifying.
US Is Maintaining Tensions With North Korea to Draw in Allies Against China
The greatest threat to peace and stability in northeast Asia is the U.S. Indo-Pacific military encirclement of China.
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Indigenous Activists Escalate Protests Against Wind Farm in Norway
Norway’s Supreme Court ruled in 2021 that the wind farm violated the Sámi’s human rights and was constructed illegally.
Congressional Leaders Are Embracing Dark Money More Than Ever
Dark money groups are increasingly routing their contributions to super PACs aligned with congressional leaders.
A Pennsylvania Hospital Is Attempting to Deport an Undocumented Woman in a Coma
Although the practice is illegal, medical deportations have become a profitable industry in the U.S.
Montana Schools Struggle With Lead in Water While Awaiting Federal Relief
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates between 6 million and 10 million lead service lines are in use nationwide.
“Microchips … are as important to global capitalism today as oil…. Without them, companies, states and militaries could not function.”
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Walgreens Restricting Abortion Pill Sales Due to Coordinated GOP Threat
The move is the latest example of the vast chilling effect of abortion bans, even in states where abortion is legal.
Woman Arrested in South Carolina for Allegedly Taking Abortion Pills in 2021
Though the alleged abortion happened in 2021, police didn’t obtain the warrant for her arrest until after “Dobbs.”
MS GOP Seeks to Block Voters From Using Ballot Initiative for Abortion Rights
“It is almost like a dictatorship,” one Democratic lawmaker said in response to the GOP’s proposal.
Groups Tell UN Experts That Overturning of “Roe” Violates International Law
Nearly 200 organizations and individual advocates asked for the UN to take immediate action.