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Unemployment Is at a Half-Century Low as Economy Adds 253,000 Jobs in April
The unemployment rate for Black workers fell to 4.7 percent, a new record low.
Israel Is Using a Vast Network of Biometric Cameras to Terrorize Palestinians
The facial recognition surveillance system violates Palestinians’ human rights to freedom of movement and privacy.
Indiana Governor Signs Bill Requiring Teachers to Out Trans Students to Parents
The law will create potentially harmful living situations for transgender youth in the state, critics contend.
Sanders Reintroduces Proposal to Slash Medicare Drug Prices in Half
“There is no rational reason, other than greed, for Medicare to pay twice as much” for drugs, Sanders said.
Advocates Organize to Enshrine Abortion Protections in Florida’s Constitution
New restrictions on citizen-led ballot initiatives levied by the GOP-controlled legislature exacerbates the time crunch.
Trump Employs Misogynistic Line of Defense in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Trial
The argument Trump used to defend himself in the trial is completely “meaningless,” one observer noted.
“It Was Dehumanizing,” Says Woman Who Was Illegally Denied Emergency Abortion
“It was terrifying,” said a woman who was denied an abortion. “It was horrible not to get the care to save your life.”
Montana Passes Mixed Bag of Significant Policy Changes in Controversial Session
Some, like the Medicaid reimbursement hikes, were greeted with cheers. Others, with threats of legal challenges.
Leonard Leo Arranged Secret Payments to Ginni Thomas Ahead of Voting Rights Case
The Supreme Court is looking less like a bench and more like an auction house, said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Jordan Neely Is Being Blamed for His Own Death Due to Sanism and Racism
Disability scholar Idil Abdillahi analyzes how Blackness and “madness” are pathologized in overlapping and violent ways.