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Prison Has Robbed Me of Father’s Day 25 Times. All I Want Is to Be With My Sons.
For me, Father's Day is an unbearable reminder of everything that prison has stolen from my family.
Immigrants Face Medical Neglect, Solitary Confinement and Torture in ICE Jails
At least three facilities operated by the private prison company CoreCivic use torture as retaliation against migrants.
“Time for UPS to Pay Up”: 97 Percent of UPS Teamsters Vote to Authorize Strike
If the strike takes place, it could be the largest strike against a single employer in U.S. history.
Abortion Rights Data From 2022 Midterms Could Play a Key Role in 2024
More than 500 candidates, campaigns, PACs, and more are participating in the data exchange in the 2024 cycle.
New Ohio Gender-Affirming Care Ban Requires Erroneous Mental Health Screening
This provision ignores scientific consensus that conditions like depression don't “cause” someone to be trans.
New Details From Leonard Leo’s Trust Fund Expose the Inner Workings of the Right
Newly obtained documents shed light on a vast and corrupt right-wing influence network.
Let’s Accept Climate Science — and Also Reimagine Our Relationship to the Earth
Desperate measures are needed to mitigate the climate crisis, but they can be filled with joy and imagination.
DOJ: Rampant Violence, Racism in Minneapolis PD Led to George Floyd’s Murder
These patterns represent a litany of violations of the public’s constitutional rights, the report finds.
Arizona Is Extracting Steep Concessions to Thwart Navajo Nation’s Water Rights
When handed tribes’ water claims, Arizona has responded by creating cumbersome hurdles that don’t exist in other states.
Number of Legal Abortions Fell by 94K in States With Bans Since “Dobbs”
The data suggests there were tens of thousands of people forced to carry a pregnancy due to a lack of abortion access.