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Women’s Work: A Personal Reflection on MLK Day
One Black woman who spent her girlhood in Trump country builds a new bridge to sisterhood.
What Pro-Choice Organizing in the Reagan Years Can Teach Us for the Trump Years
The Reagan years were an era of intensified attacks on women's rights, but resistance built from the grassroots stood up to the anti-choicers.
Democrat Lobbyist’s Latest Special Interest: Jared Kushner
Top Democratic lobbyists are pursuing their survival strategies
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Trump’s Lesser-Known Homeland Security Adviser Espouses Anti-Muslim Policing
Bossert's retweet of an Islamophobic post is another example of Team Trump's comfort in mainstreaming such messages.
The Rights of Nature: Indigenous Philosophies Reframing Law
In Ecuador, Bolivia and New Zealand, indigenous activism has helped spur the creation of a novel legal phenomenon — the idea that nature itself can have rights.
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Gazans Struggle in 10th Year of Israeli Blockade
A thousand families are still living in caravans and tents two and a half years since Israel's 50-day military bombardment in 2014.
While Oil Front Group Touts Cheap Fossil Fuel to Low-Income Families, Industry Negotiates Deal to Drive World Oil Prices Up
Consumers are already feeling the impact of oil's rise.
Breaking the Chains: Can Labor Unions Organize Retail Workers?
Retail is the nation's largest employer. But in recent decades, retail unionism has taken a steep fall.
The United States Has Allowed South Sudan’s Government to Utilize Child Soldiers
Using legal loopholes, the US continued to assist the South Sudanese government, which kept child soldiers.
On Martin Luther King Day: Revolutionary Love in an Era of Trump
A fresh generation in the US has become activated to resist the administration of Donald Trump.