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“Unhinged and Extreme”: New Bill in Florida Would Enact Near-Total Abortion Ban
“We must continue to fight like hell in the legislature,” one Democratic representative said.
UN Humanitarian Chief Warns Gaza Is Now “Uninhabitable” Amid Israel Assault
“Hope has never been more elusive,” the UN leader said.
5 Trans Kids and Their Families Sue to Block Louisiana Gender-Affirming Care Ban
The families allege that the newly enacted state law violates their constitutional right to privacy.
Protesters Interrupt Biden’s Speech in Charleston to Demand Gaza Ceasefire
The act of protest comes as Biden prepares for the 2024 presidential race despite record low polling numbers.
Most Members of Congress Have Been Moral Failures on Gaza
Some Democrats who are said to support a ceasefire have only done so with obstructive caveats and preconditions.
2023 Shatters Global Temperature Records. 2024 Is Expected to Be Worse.
“Temperatures during 2023 likely exceed those of any period in at least the last 100,000 years,” a climate expert said.
Biden Backed Repeal of Iraq War Authorization. Now He’s Using It.
Congress has tried but so far failed to rein in runaway presidential war powers associated with the “war on terror.”
No Matter Who Wins in 2024, Collective Care Will Be Needed to Combat Fascism
Practices of cultivating hope and joy as a matter of survival, under fascism, are instructive in these times.
DeWine Orders Ohio to Create New Rules Restricting Gender-Affirming Care
DeWine's orders make it “practically impossible” for trans people to get gender-affirming care, one LGBTQ activist said.
Right-Wing Christians Are Making Climate Apocalypse a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
The strident climate denial of white evangelical Christians is stoking our march toward a human-generated apocalypse.