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For Child Abuse Survivors Like Me, Prison Reactivates Familiar Trauma
Prisons will continue to retraumatize survivors as long as society accepts control as care and punishment as protection.
Announcing the Winners of the 6th Annual Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize
The prize honors the work of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated authors who are writing toward a more just world.
Cancer in Prison: A Death Sentence?
All around us, authorities work to steal our life force. I won’t let them take it in the time I have left.
Israel Launches Major Ethnic Cleansing Escalation in West Bank, Targeting Hebron
The operation follows a Palestinian resistance attack on an illegal West Bank military checkpoint.
Ballot Measures Will Impact LGBTQ+ Rights in 7 States This Election
Voters will decide how trans youth can participate in school sports, access gender-affirming health care, and more.
New Study Finds EPA May Be Vastly Underreporting PFAS Levels in Drinking Water
The researchers found the Environmental Protection Agency's minimum reporting levels masked widespread contamination.
The Entire Journalism Industry Is on a Collision Course With AI
News publishers either fight tech oligarchs or we lose the Fourth Estate.
Abortion Rights Are on the Ballot in 4 States in the 2026 Midterms
Voters in Missouri, Idaho, Virginia, and Nevada will decide the fate of abortion rights in their states.
The Destruction of the Amazon Is Central to the Bolsonaros’ Vision for Brazil
Flávio Bolsonaro may revive his father's program to transform the Amazon into ranches, strip mines, and plantations.
Trump Claims Ignorance as His Ambassador Threatens Strikes on Iran This Weekend
“We may do another little Epic Fury,” Trump said after previously pledging to halt strikes until after the midterms.