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CDC Report Recognizes Police-Perpetrated Killing as Major Cause of Violent Death
Federal researchers detailed huge racial disparities in deadly police violence, but crucial data is still missing.
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As “Tough on Crime” Messaging Loses Appeal, Will Progressives Seize the Opening?
It’s time to replace the police, prosecutions and prisons with repair and restoration.

Ecofascism Is a Rising Threat. We Should Take Modi’s Ascendance as a Warning.
International greenwashing is feting and abetting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ecofascism.

Debt Deal’s Harsh Cuts Weren’t Cruel Enough to Please GOP Presidential Hopefuls
Multiple GOP presidential hopefuls led the charge against the debt deal, saying it didn’t cut social programs enough.

More Than 530 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Have Been Proposed Across the Country in 2023
The U.S. soon could witness "the most substantial Pride celebrations in recent memory," one bill tracker said.

Sanders, 4 Senate Democrats Vote Against Debt Limit Bill With Cuts to SNAP
“The best thing to be said about the current deal on the debt ceiling is that it could have been much worse.”
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Biden Administration Signals Openness to Nuclear Talks With Russia and China
Experts praised the statement but questioned the Biden administration’s long-term vision for arms control.

SCOTUS Has Dealt a New Blow to Unions — But the Right to Strike Still Stands
The Supreme Court’s recent anti-labor ruling in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters is not as far-reaching as workers feared.

Amazon Fires Alabama Union Leader Who Helped Spark a National Wave of Organizing
“We will fight this, I will not be silenced, we will not be stopped,” said Bessemer union organizer Jennifer Bates.

Biden Debt Ceiling Deal Clears Way for Climate Killing Mountain Valley Pipeline
Indigenous and environmental activists who have fought the dangerous pipeline project for years vowed to continue.

“Ultimately, the fight against information suppression, including book banning, requires a multifaceted approach utilizing educational, legislative and grassroots organizational efforts. ”
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Biden Debt Ceiling Deal Clears Way for Climate Killing Mountain Valley Pipeline
Indigenous and environmental activists who have fought the dangerous pipeline project for years vowed to continue.

Sanders, 4 Senate Democrats Vote Against Debt Limit Bill With Cuts to SNAP
“The best thing to be said about the current deal on the debt ceiling is that it could have been much worse.”

Debt Deal’s Harsh Cuts Weren’t Cruel Enough to Please GOP Presidential Hopefuls
Multiple GOP presidential hopefuls led the charge against the debt deal, saying it didn’t cut social programs enough.

Manchin, Tester and Sinema Join Senate GOP to Repeal Biden Student Debt Relief
H.J. Res. 45 would reinstate the debt of over 260,000 public service workers whose loan balances have been wiped clean.