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Montana Derailment Raises Safety Concerns for Proposed Railway on Colorado River
The railway would transport crude oil feet from the Colorado River, which supplies drinking water to 40 million people.
Rebellion Pulls Back From Moscow, Wagner Group Retreats to Belarus in Deal
Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to have agreed to retreat and “de-escalate tensions” in exchange for being spared prosecution.
Neoliberalism Sucked Senegal Dry. Now Its Democracy Is at Stake.
Economic and social issues are at the core of the current crisis in Senegal.
UC Berkeley Holds Thousands of Native Remains Despite Repatriation Requests
Despite decades of opposition, the university still holds over 9,000 Native remains -- a source of grief for tribes.
Progressives Slam Continued US Military Aid for Israel Amid Settler Violence
“This is a pogrom,” wrote Rep. Ilhan Omar after hundreds of settlers rampaged through Palestinian towns.
Doctors and Hospitals May Face Malpractice Lawsuits for Denying Abortion Care
Experts predict providers who refuse patients abortion care under state bans will face a wave of malpractice lawsuits.
As Media and Military Hawks Push War With China, Cuba Is Caught in the Crossfire
The Wall Street Journal made alarmist reports on a new Chinese “spy base” in Cuba. It was actually nothing of the sort.
Private Mercenary Force Takes Over Russian City, Threatening Possible Civil War
The Wagner Group, a private army with a history of human rights violations, is reportedly moving troops toward Moscow.
We Need More Than “Roe” to Achieve Reproductive Justice. We Need Reparations.
On the anniversary of the ruling that gutted “Roe v. Wade,” let’s demand reparations for reproductive injustice.
1 Year After “Dobbs,” We Must Build Movements to Defeat Anti-Abortion Extremists
We can’t count on courts, the Democrats or nonprofits to defend abortion -- we must mobilize ourselves to fight for it.