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Life Expectancy for Indigenous Americans Drops by 6.6 Years
An Indigenous person born today can expect to live to age 65, according to the new figures.
Michigan Supreme Court Puts Abortion Rights Initiative on the Ballot
The ruling overrides GOP election officials' decision to block the measure.
Election Workers Brace for Violence Around the Midterms
Waves of Trump-inspired threats against election officials have raised midterm tensions as some workers simply quit.
Queen Elizabeth Is Dead, But Her Bloody Legacy Lives On
Elizabeth took pains to shield the monarchy from politics, but its bloody, racist legacy can’t be erased.
Sanders Says He’ll Vote Against Budget Bill If Manchin Pipeline Deal Is Included
Climate advocates have condemned the deal to fast track the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which was previously nearly dead.
Steve Bannon Charged With Fraud, Conspiracy and Money Laundering
Former President Trump previously pardoned Bannon for federal charges regarding the project.
Report: 17 of 18 Pro-Democracy Bills Were Killed by Filibuster This Congress
The report lends evidence to arguments that the filibuster erodes democracy.
New Poll Shows 6 in 10 Voters Don’t Want Trump to Run in 2024
A majority of voters also believe Trump’s removal of classified documents from the White House was illegal or unethical.
Sea Rise Will Submerge Hundreds of Thousands of US Homes and Buildings by 2050
A new analysis shows nearly 650,000 individual properties are at risk of falling below tidal boundaries.
Some Youth Don’t Get to Go Back to School Because They’re Stuck Behind Bars
Many young people of color will spend their entire adult lives incarcerated, in many cases, based on coercion by cops.