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The US Is Descending Into a Crisis of Overt Fascism. There’s Still a Way Out.
The right is seeking to steal elections and deputizing vigilantes to constrain our rights. U.S. democracy is in peril.
Montana Kids Are Suing Their State for Violating Right to a Clean Environment
Sixteen young adults and children filed a lawsuit saying Montana is interfering with their health and safety.
A Ukrainian-Led School Emerges in Germany to Teach Refugee Children
More than 5.8 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to Europe. In Dresden, Germany, a school has opened to serve them.
Democrats Introduce Bill to Block State Restrictions on Travel for Abortions
The bill would strengthen the “right to travel freely” in the U.S. in order to access abortion services.
Warren: “Today Would Be a Great Day” to Bind Supreme Court to Code of Ethics
In May, Elizabeth Warren introduced a bill to hold justices to a binding ethics code and ban them from trading stocks.
Appeals Court Rules Lawsuit Linking Roundup to Cancer Diagnosis Can Move Forward
A new study suggests glyphosate, the main chemical in Roundup, is present in the bodies of 80 percent of Americans.
At the 1/6 Hearings, Trump the Troll Is Getting a Taste of His Own Medicine
We can't assume the hearings will result in a reckoning for the U.S. — but I'm going to miss them when they're over.
Reproductive Freedom Organizers in Michigan Put Right to Abortion on the Ballot
Organizers turned in more than 753,000 signatures to prompt the ballot question in the November election.
Workers Filed More Union Petitions in 8 Months Than in Entirety of FY 2021
The National Labor Relations Board says its funding, which hasn't increased since 2014, is in dire need of a boost.
In a Year, Amazon Disciplined Workers 13,000 Times at Now-Unionized Warehouse
That’s an average of 2.5 disciplinary notes for every one of the 5,300 workers employed at the warehouse at the time.