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DOJ Intervention Didn’t Stop Seattle’s Police Violence. It Gave Cops More Money.
Seattle learned the hard way that federal oversight via “consent decrees” mainly served to increase police budgets.
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Our Fight Against Censorship Must Go Beyond Resisting Book Bans
In the chaotic fight against historical and cultural erasure, we must remember that we, ourselves, have stories to tell.
Abortion Clinic Defense Needs to Be Seen as a Key Part of Anti-Fascism
We can build broad anti-fascist coalitions while blocking far right demonstrators to make clinics safe for patients.
Expanding Use of Primates in Drug Testing Is a Threat to Public Health
Proposals to expand domestic breeding of primates for research overlook several ethical, scientific and safety woes.
The Fight Against Book Bans Is Mobilizing a New Generation of Student Activists
As the right bans books on LGBTQ issues and racial justice, youth are getting a crash course in collective organizing.
Supreme Court Ruling Opens Millions of Acres of Wetlands to Pollution
Environmental advocates said the decision poses an “existential threat” to tens of millions of acres of wetlands.
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Supreme Court “Sackett” Decision Shrinks Protections for US Wetlands
This narrow interpretation of the Clean Water Act limits what qualifies as “waters of the United States.”
Bernie Sanders and William Barber Announce Rallies for $17 Minimum Wage
Barber, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, plans to join Sanders to “make the moral case for raising wages.”
Climate Groups Slam Debt Ceiling Deal as “Surrender” to Big Oil
The deal requires approval for the Mountain Valley Pipeline and weakens government ability to stop future projects.
Top Oil and Gas Lobby Spent More in Pennsylvania Than Other States Last Year
The API has established a powerful, well-funded machine to keep Pennsylvania a top fossil fuel producing state.
“If the high court overrules Chevron … right-wing judges could overturn regulations that benefit workers or penalize fossil fuel companies. ”
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Our Fight Against Censorship Must Go Beyond Resisting Book Bans
In the chaotic fight against historical and cultural erasure, we must remember that we, ourselves, have stories to tell.
A Single Parent’s Complaint Leads School District to Ban Amanda Gorman Poem
Book bans like the one against her poem “[rob] children of the chance to find their voices in literature,” Gorman said.
The Fight Against Book Bans Is Mobilizing a New Generation of Student Activists
As the right bans books on LGBTQ issues and racial justice, youth are getting a crash course in collective organizing.
Florida Activists Say DeSantis’s Extremism Will Haunt Him in Presidential Race
As Gov. Ron DeSantis pivots to the national stage, backlash to his authoritarianism builds in Florida.