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Intersex Activists Are Closer Than Ever to Banning Nonconsensual Surgery
This year, four states have introduced bills to ban medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children.
Real Estate Industry Remains Trump’s Top Ally in 2020
The industry spent $11.2 million to elect Trump in 2016 and have donated $8.5 million thus far to the 2020 campaign.
Barr Targets Trump’s Enemies With Sham Investigation of Mueller’s Russia Probe
Barr has officially endorsed the theory that the FBI was out to get Trump and spied on him during the 2016 campaign.
Violence Erupts in Northeast Syria After Trump Touts “Ceasefire”
The debacle in the Rojava autonomous region is a victory for authoritarianism.
The Long Fight to Use Student IDs to Vote in North Carolina
The state passed the U.S.'s most suppressive voter ID law, which excluded student IDs as a valid form of identification.
Betsy DeVos Held in Contempt of Court for Predatory Loan-Collecting Practices
The Education Department was fined $100,000 for violating an order to stop collecting payments from defrauded students.
Chilean Protesters Report Sexual Assault by Military and Riot Police
Sexual violence remains a weapon against women during moments of intense repression.
The Demise of Democracy Under Trump Proves the Frankfurt School Right
It warned that the structures integral to democracy, such as a free press, could end up destroying the system.
John Taylor Gatto Challenged the Ideas Inherent in US Mass Schooling
Gatto envisioned an education system that placed freedom and justice above technology and efficiency.
Democracy Shouldn’t Be About Celebrating Military Overlords
We must grow the movement against war and weapons of mass destruction.