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Billionaires Avoid Taxes on an Epic Scale. Here’s How.
The key ways in which the ultrawealthy avoid taxes are largely unavailable to most taxpayers.
Infrastructural Crisis in Schools Is Harming Student Health and Learning
The majority of U.S. public schools are ill-equipped to handle climate change, putting the health of students at risk.
Biden’s Nominee for Peace Board Is a Prominent Supporter of Human Rights Abuses
United States Institute of Peace board nominee Edward Gabriel is a longtime lobbyist for the Moroccan government.
Formerly Incarcerated Women in Tennessee Win Reforms Ending Shackled Births
Advocates for reproductive rights in Tennessee won an important concession — an end to pregnancy in cuffs and chains.
Arresting Unhoused People Doesn’t Fix Homelessness. Police Do It Anyway.
The vast criminalization of unhoused people for largely nonviolent violations in several West coast cities is underway.
Driver Intentionally Rammed Abortion Rights Protesters in Iowa, Witnesses Say
The driver was interviewed by Cedar Rapids police but was not arrested despite footage of the attack.
Bigoted Attacks Are Injecting Fear Into Pride Month, But We Won’t Back Down
When we show up in numbers, anti-LGBTQ bigots are likely to back down.
The Supreme Court Is Now Forcing Taxpayers to Pay for Anti-Gay Religious Schools
The ruling lays the groundwork for a legal effort to undermine the principle of universal, secular, public education.
Oslo Cancels Pride Parade After Mass Shooting at Gay Club
A gunman was arrested and charged after killing two people and injuring 21 in the Norwegian capital on Saturday.
Biden Administration Announces Plan That Would Undo DeVos’s Gutting of Title IX
The proposed guidelines would enhance protections for sexual assault survivors and add them for LGBTQ+ students.