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Palestine’s Wheat Reserves Could Soon Run Out Amid Ukraine War, Oxfam Warns
Israel's military occupation and colonial violence are exacerbating Palestine's food crisis, the aid group said.
A Survivor of Violence Is Being Punished in “the Best Place to Live in America”
Survivors of violence face double persecution: first at the hands of abusers, and then at the hands of the legal system.
Experts Warn Poor COVID Messaging May Give Public Wrong Sense of Current Risks
A number of high-profile COVID cases have been reported on Capitol Hill since mitigation efforts dropped nationally.
Life Expectancy in US Declined in 2021. Many High-Income Nations Saw It Recover.
“This speaks volumes about the life consequences of how the U.S. handled the pandemic,” a health researcher said.
Outside Spending Jumps for Local Candidates Who Cast Doubt on 2020 Election
Of 6 candidates in recent Wisconsin races supported by messaging casting doubt on the 2020 election, 5 won office.
In an Ominous Pattern, People Are Dying Once Transferred to Louisiana Prison
Javon Kennerson was one of dozens to die in LaSalle Corrections custody from lack of or delayed medical treatment.
Labor History Belongs to Us All: New Book Explores Forgotten Heroes of Movement
“People have always been fighting to make things better, and that fight has never been easy,” says author Kim Kelly.
Neoliberalism Paved the Way for Book Banning to Take Hold in US Schools
An inability to offer a positive vision of the future shows the weakness of the far right’s fascist politics.
Texas Woman Charged With Murder for Self-Induced Abortion
The arrest comes months after Texas enacted an abortion restriction widely condemned by reproductive rights advocates.
IPCC Report’s Analysis of Fossil Fuel Industry Excluded From Policymakers’ Brief
The role of industry was removed from the climate report's initial release, which attracts the most media attention.