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468 Million Children Who Live in Areas Affected by Armed Conflict Are Suffering
Between 2005 and 2023, more than 347,000 grave violations against kids were verified across more than 30 conflict zones.
As US Erodes Sexual and Reproductive Rights, International Law Can Be a Lifeline
US activists are turning to international frameworks on sexual rights, the right to health and anti-torture protections.
Pressed on Trans Health Care in Fox News Interview, Harris Stood Her Ground
Anti-trans rhetoric doesn't seem to sway elections, so why are other Democrats backtracking on trans rights?
Costly Replacement of ICBMs With Sentinel Missiles Increases Risk of Nuclear War
Many of our unmet needs as US citizens are due in part to the cost of the US nuclear arsenal.
Will Child Care Campaign Promises Turn Out Traditionally Nonvoting Single Moms?
Organizations are working to lower barriers for caregivers in a political system that has ignored them.
A Louisiana Law Is Leading Teens With Minor Offenses to Be Charged as Adults
It's now one of four states, along with Georgia, Texas and Wisconsin, that prosecute all 17-year-olds as adults.
Experts Sow Confusion About State of COVID Pandemic Amid Another Serious Wave
Bipartisan rounds of strategic obfuscation follow each new COVID wave.
After Helene, Mutual Aid Becomes a Lifeline in North Carolina
The area's status as a “climate haven” has been swept away, but community resilience remains.
As Israel’s Bombardment of Lebanon Grows, So Do Fears of Regional War
Just as in Gaza, the displaced are “in schools, mosques, churches, community centers,” a journalist in Beirut says.
Campus Organizers Are Using Research to Expose and Oppose the Global War Machine
Graduate workers and student groups across the US are mapping university ties to militarism and Israel’s war on Gaza.