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In Surprise Ruling, Supreme Court Upholds Indian Child Welfare Act
Advocates had feared the Supreme Court would dismantle the Indian Child Welfare Act and Native sovereignty at large.
In First, House Education and Workforce Committee Staff File to Unionize
The union also unveiled several offices that have recently won union elections, including Ocasio-Cortez’s office.
Trump Rejected Lawyers’ Efforts to Cooperate With DOJ to Avoid Indictment
Trump's lawyers wanted him to make a deal with federal officials over the documents he had taken as early as 2021.
Coalition Announces Global Mobilization Amid Inaction in Latest Climate Talks
Activists are demanding an end to fossil fuels and holding polluters accountable for damage they’ve already caused.
GOP Is Trying to Slash Food Aid to Kids Who Are Already Struggling to Access It
A recent study suggests that more than 53 percent of young kids who are eligible for food aid haven’t been getting it.
Michigan Legislature Advances Bills to Ban Conversion Therapy in the State
The incredibly dangerous practice is currently banned in just 21 states and Washington, D.C.
Ohio GOP Aims to Thwart Move to Enshrine Abortion Rights in State Constitution
“We needed to put this on the ballot immediately because we’re in the middle of a health care emergency,” a doctor said.
House GOP Panel’s Budget Proposal Would “Destroy Social Security as We Know It”
It raises the Social Security retirement age — cutting benefits across the board — while further privatizing Medicare.
Institutions Often Treat Disability and Mental Health Not With Care But Violence
The abolition struggle must confront how institutions that constrain people with disabilities inflict carceral violence.
Sanders Introduces Bill to Make Community College Free by Taxing Wall Street
The College for All Act would be paid for by a tax on Wall Street transactions.