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Some States Are Quietly Trying to Limit Health Care Access for Trans Adults
Although gender-affirming care for adults remains legal, attacks on youth care could open the door for restrictions.
“We Will Be on the Streets”: Lula Vows to Keep Fighting in Runoff With Bolsonaro
In Brazil, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face far right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in an Oct. 30 runoff.
Grassroots Groups in Mississippi Are Pushing for Representation in Local Office
Mississippi has never elected a Black person to statewide office to this day.
Spain Passes “Solidarity” Wealth Tax on Top 0.1 Percent
Spanish taxpayers who own more than $2.9 million in assets will be subject to the new measure.
Will Lula Mount a Sufficient Challenge to Bolsonaro and the Far Right in Brazil?
Two socialist candidates say Brazilians need an electoral force that will fight to undo Bolsonaro's pernicious reforms.
Ad Parodying Chevron for Contributing to Climate Crisis Goes Viral
The fake commercial depicts the oil giant as “actively murdering” people across the globe with fossil fuel extraction.
Free Stores Offer an Alternative to the Exploitative Capitalist Economy
A coordinated network of free store hubs could begin to act as a building block for moving beyond capitalism.
Reading William Rivers Pitt Was Like Traveling. I’ll Miss the Journey.
Will was a mighty storyteller in independent media.
Schools Should Ban Corporal Punishment — and Teach Restorative Justice Instead
By instituting corporal punishment, school districts are exposing children to violence that causes long-term damage.
GEICO Is Trying to Crush Workers’ Attempts to Form an Independent Union
GEICO United is attempting to organize 2,600 employees of the insurance giant in Buffalo, New York.