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Here’s Why Arab Americans Like Me Are Supporting Efforts to Defund the Police
As an Arab American whose community has endured chilling surveillance, I back the movement to defund the police.
The Supreme Court’s Assault Is Far From Over. July 4 Is No Celebration.
The frontal assault by right-wing forces upon all the progressive gains made in the last century is only just beginning.
Omar Calls for Free, Universal School Meals: “What’s There Even to Discuss?”
The legislation would make free meals available to all school children in the U.S., no matter their family's income.
Activists Fear “Tipping Point of No Return” as Fires in Amazon Rainforest Surge
Advocates say the far right Bolsonaro government's systematic rampage against environmental protections is responsible.
Democrats in Red States Are Strategizing Ways to Protect Abortion Seekers
Some local officials are exploring legislation to protect abortion seekers, even if the legal road ahead is messy.
War Profiteering, Ecocide & Policing: BlackRock Vies for Corporate Hall of Shame
BlackRock is one of the most powerful corporate actors on the planet, whose influence touches every aspect of our lives.
Democratic Leadership Can Protect Abortion Rights. They Would Rather Fundraise.
Democrats in Congress are treating the death of “Roe” like a fundraising opportunity instead of a national crisis.
Nuclear War Could Mean Annihilation, But Biden and Congress Are Messing Around
Biden and the bipartisan leadership in Congress are pretending that the surging danger of nuclear war doesn’t exist.
As US Guts Reproductive Rights, Sierra Leone Moves to Decriminalize Abortion
The country currently has the world's highest maternal mortality rate.
Biden Admin Proposes New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling in “Stark Betrayal”
“Biden is choosing to stand with Big Oil and Gas rather than the voters who elected him,” said one climate advocate.