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Students Say Yale, Stanford and MIT’s Fossil Fuel Investments Are Illegal
Novel legal strategy argues that top schools including Princeton are legally obliged to put the public interest first.
3 Incarcerated Women Die of COVID After Requesting Compassionate Release
Inmates are more than twice as likely to die of COVID as the general population.
Campaign Seeks to Abolish the Subminimum Wage in 25 States by 2026
Ending the subminimum wage for tipped workers would help alleviate poverty and advance racial and economic justice.
Congressional Leaders Raise Millions Ahead of 2022 Midterm Elections
Political committees aligned with House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi raised the most among party leaders in Congress.
Anti-Trans Gov: “I Don’t Know” Why LGBTQ+ People Are Anxious, Depressed
Two weeks ago, Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota signed a bill targeting transgender student athletes.
AOC Slams NYPD for Bragging About Arrests Over Stolen Diapers, Baby Formula
Child poverty has skyrocketed since lawmakers failed to renew the child tax credit, Ocasio-Cortez pointed out.
In a Victory for Activists, Lawsuit Against Arizona’s ALEC Lawmakers Can Proceed
Racial justice groups say Arizona Republicans violated a state open meetings law at a secretive right-wing summit.
Number of Competitive Seats in House Decreases Following Drawing of New Maps
Polling shows that almost two-thirds of Americans want congressional maps redrawn by nonpartisan commissions.
Apple Store Employees Are Reportedly Unionizing
Managers have begun pulling employees aside to feed them anti-union propaganda, employees say.
Sanders Calls to Cancel All Student Debt After Biden Axes $415 Millions’ Worth
Overall, Biden has canceled less than 1 percent of all student debt in the country.