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Public Libraries Are Essential Resources — and They’re More Threatened Than Ever
Our libraries are already combating inequality, we need to make sure they have the funds to keep doing it.
Inside the Right-Wing Network Trying to Dismantle Higher Education
A new paper lays out the coalition of far right billionaires and think tanks behind the national assault on education.
Reformist Pezeshkian Wins Iran’s Presidential Election — What Comes Next?
Pezeshkian's presidency could be an opening for progressive forces within Iran — and for the US to back away from war.
Israel Bombs Yet Another UN School in Gaza as It Enters Month 10 of Genocide
The strike killed 16 and injured 75, including children. Israel has destroyed or damaged 80 percent of Gaza's schools.
Volunteers Play a Key Role in Breaking Down the Patterns That Enable Prisons
During my decades behind bars, I’ve watched community volunteers help fight the invisibilization that props prisons up.
GOP Is Targeting Disabled Alabamians With Voting Restrictions
Under Alabama’s SB 1, people who assist voters with absentee ballot applications could face a 20-year prison sentence.
Several States Are Building New Women’s Prisons — Can They Be Stopped?
Organizers across the country are working to halt the expansion of the carceral system.
Israel’s Campaign of Starvation in Gaza Has Palestinians Eating Weeds to Survive
The enforced famine continues to worsen as Israel blocks aid. Children and the elderly are suffering the hardest.
Biden Doubles Down on Candidacy as New Campaign Implores Him to Drop Out
At a Wisconsin rally and in a sit-down interview, Biden refused to heed growing calls for him to “pass the torch.”
Kant’s Ideas Shaped Human Rights Theories. How Do We Contend With His Racism?
The anti-Black ideas within Immanuel Kant’s philosophy show how liberalism and racism are closely intertwined.