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What We Can Learn From the Clergy Who Helped Women Get Abortions Before Roe
Faith leaders who support abortion access must reclaim the moral conversation.
America’s Toxic Prisons: The Environmental Injustices of Mass Incarceration
U.S. prisons may be largely hidden from sight, but their environmental toxicity spreads far beyond their walls.
Trump Budget Would Devastate Vulnerable Southern Communities
Trump's budget was immediately condemned by Southern politicians in both parties.
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Treasury Department Is Stonewalling Inquiries About Legally Sketchy Trump Business Associates Abroad
Sen. Sherrod Brown has for months been asking Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin if Trump Organization ties have been vetted.
We Need to Pull the Plug on Trumpcare
The grassroots resistance to the GOP's nightmare health care bill — and argue against the Democrats' focus on future elections.
“Abortion Sanctuary” Suit Highlights Impending Legalized Discrimination Disaster
The St. Louis anti-discrimination bill serves as a prime example of how the city has protected itself in the post-Trump era.
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Leaked Documents Show UK Lobbying to Weaken EU Climate Targets Despite Brexit
Documents reveal UK government attempts to significantly weaken draft EU climate and energy rules, even as Brexit is underway.
Goodbye Pacific Pivot, Hello Pacific Retreat: Who Will Take the US’s Place in Asia?
Although Washington still commands considerable power in the region, it could stand back, Trump-like, and just watch everything unravel.
Truthout and Earth Island Journal Investigate America’s Toxic Prisons
For many people in the United States, the prison is invisible. How is this possible, given that the US has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with more …
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To Be “Nobody” Is to Be Considered Disposable
Marc Lamont Hill lays out the thinking and history that has led to so many people being deemed disposable today in the US.