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India Walton’s Mayoral Defeat in Buffalo Sets Dangerous Precedents for the Left
Byron Brown’s victory is a grim lesson about the lengths to which power will go to protect profit and capital.
SCOTUS Likely to Allow Challenge to Texas Law, But May Still Overturn “Roe”
Texas’s near-total abortion ban could be a model for targeting other constitutional rights.
Growing Number of Indigenous People in US Are Becoming Climate Migrants
Climate change is forcing tribal citizens to choose between staying on ancestral lands or moving to protect themselves.
COVID-19 Has Set Back the Fight Against Tuberculosis Across the Globe
For the first time since 2005, the number of deaths due to TB increased from one year to the next.
Haiti’s Humanitarian Crisis Reveals the Human Costs of US Interventionism
The cycle of crisis in Haiti and Colombia reveals that interventionism is not simply an event but a system.
Struggles for Voting Rights Will Shape the Fate of Abortion Access
In places like Ohio, partisan gerrymandering has paved the way for aggressive abortion restrictions.
Here’s How Conservatives Can Be Convinced to Blame Big Oil for Climate Change
After learning that many companies were aware of climate change as early as 1977, some Republicans changed their mind.
Fossil Fuel Interests Continue to Block Climate Action in Europe Ahead of COP26
New research reveals how six fossil fuel giants captured European climate politics.
New US-Mexico Agreement Under Biden Leaves Failed Drug War Policies Intact
U.S. and Mexican officials launched a bilateral agreement that perpetuates militarization and human rights abuses.
Opponents of Voting Rights Compete in GOP Primary for Arizona Secretary of State
Both leading candidates are members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a right-wing lobbying group.