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Missouri Republicans Rush to Criminalize Abortion Care
On Friday, the bill that would all but end legal abortion in the state was passed.
Will Democratic Party Elites Dictate Its Primaries Again?
The Democratic elite will fight any real threat to their status quo, as they did in the 2016 primaries and caucuses.
Springtime in the New Normal of Climate Disruption
Be fully present in nature right here and now, because climate disruption is here.
Regulators May Reconsider Rules That Incentivize Pipeline Construction
A little-noticed FERC announcement could have an outsized impact on the oil and gas industry.
Hedge Fund Billionaires Were Democrats’ Main Bankrollers in 2018
In the 2018 midterms, Democrats benefited more than Republicans from election spending by outside groups.
It’s Time for the People to Force the Democrats’ Hand on Impeachment
Standing by while Trump destroys democracy is not an option.
Judge Orders Manning Jailed, Imposes Daily $500 Fine After 30 Days Behind Bars
Whistleblower and activist Chelsea Manning is refusing to testify before a secretive grand jury.
Asylum Seekers Are Being “Disappeared” in Private Louisiana Jails
Migrants are increasingly hard to track down amid a tangled web of private contractors and misinformation.
For Black Americans, “Jury of Your Peers” Is a Hollow Phrase
Systemic racism creates a chain reaction that impacts virtually every area of life for Black Americans.
As Abortion Restrictions Sweep the South, Look to Southerners to Lead
Southerners have a long history of fighting injustice on all fronts, under extreme and violent conditions.