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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.
Kansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Second-Trimester Abortion Ban
In a 5-1 ruling striking down two laws, the court found that the state constitution protects the right to abortion.
SCOTUS Ruling Sets Stage for Battle Over Camping Bans Against Unhoused People
More people become unhoused every day, and criminalization makes the problem worse. But cities have a choice.
Current Population of Gaza Is 200k Lower Than Projected 2.3 Million, UN Finds
The sharp decline is reflective of the speed and brutality of Israel’s genocidal siege and ethnic cleansing.
Labour’s Historic Majority in UK Reflects Disenchantment With Conservatives
Labour won a commanding majority but with historically low voter turnout and no guarantee whether its hold will last.