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Family of Henrietta Lacks Sues Over Racist Theft of Cells for Biotech Profit
The “HeLa” cell line has played a part in cancer research, the polio vaccine and even COVID-19 vaccines.
More Than 5 Million People in Ethiopia Are in Need of Humanitarian Assistance
UN officials say Ethiopia’s government is blocking the movement of medicine, food and fuel.
Chomsky: It’s Life and Death — Intellectuals Can’t Keep Serving the Status Quo
The intellectual’s task is not to speak “truth to power” but to speak with the powerless and to try to learn the truth.
Police Reform Is Not Enough to Protect Black Lives
Human rights lawyer Derecka Purnell argues that police reform is an inadequate compromise to calls for abolition.
Trump Is Gone, But the US Is Still Putting Migrants Through Hell
It is the tyranny of normalcy that allows our government to perpetrate atrocities.
Leak Shows Facebook Knew Its Algorithms Harmed Children and Spread Hate
Facebook deliberately ignored rampant disinformation and hate speech in order to boost ad sales.
This Abortion Fund Is at the Front Lines of the Struggle for Access in Texas
Local abortion funds pair direct service with an organizing effort to defend and expand access to abortion.
Families of Color Warn About COVID Spread in Schools. They’re Being Ignored.
For months, a small coalition of parents and educators has sounded the alarm about New York City's reopening plan.
Fight to Close Guantánamo Urgent as Biden Plans New Migrant Jail at Base
The Biden administration is advertising for a new contract to operate a migrant detention facility at Guantánamo.
Media Fixate on Missing White Women and Ignore Black, Brown and Indigenous Women
Coverage of the case of Gabby Petito has renewed attention on what some call media's “missing white woman syndrome.”