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Driver Plows Into Group Near Migrant Shelter in Texas, Killing 8
The incident, which injured at least 10 more, comes just days before the Trump-era Title 42 policy is set to expire.
“Freedom to Learn” Protests Target Book Bans, Right-Wing Attacks on Education
If the right wants to take it away, says Kimberlé Crenshaw, it means it’s important.
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.
To Transform Conflict in Movements, We Must Learn How to Stay in It Together
“Trust-building requires risk,” says facilitator Aarati Kasturirangan.
UN Warns Afghanistan Faces the Largest Humanitarian Crisis in the World Today
The Taliban’s crackdown on women and girls may amount to gender persecution, which is a crime against humanity.
The Push for Ethics Reform Heats Up With 3 Justices Embroiled in Growing Scandal
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the issue following revelations about Thomas, Gorsuch and Roberts.
Police Attacked Kids With Dogs, Water Cannons in Birmingham 60 Years Ago Today
Thousands of children began a 10-week-long series of protests against segregation and hundreds were arrested.
Rutgers Academic Workers Are Striking for the Future of Public Education
Donna Murch outlines the historic and ongoing labor struggle at Rutgers University.
Zooey Zephyr and Justin Jones Won’t Be Silenced by GOP: “Courage Is Contagious”
The two Democratic state lawmakers say the only way to fight such anti-democratic moves is through broad solidarity.
Oklahoma Parole Board Denies Clemency for Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip
Glossip’s execution is set for May 18 even though the state’s own attorney general sought to vacate the conviction.