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Western Reproductive Rights Organizations Are Failing Palestinians
“This moment has really illustrated that many people feel like they can be feminist while also supporting genocide."
Politicians Are Overlooking a Powerful Voting Bloc: Poor and Low-Income Voters
Politicians pay next to no attention to the concerns of low-income Americans. Advocates want to change that.
Local Papers Across the US Are Refusing to Cover the Movement for Ceasefire
Throughout the country, organizers for ceasefire are encountering acute bias from local media outlets.
ICJ Hearings Will Examine 57 Years of Israel’s Illegal Occupation of Palestine
More than 50 countries are set to participate in next week's hearings at the International Court of Justice.
South Dakota Reservation Braces Itself After Closure of Only OB-GYN Program
Health care deserts are one of the many reasons Indigenous people face higher rates of infant and maternal mortality.
Armed Resistance to the Israeli Occupation Is Spreading in the West Bank
As Israel cracks down on Palestinian resistance, young men from small West Bank villages have been taking up arms.
UFCW Local Leads Campaign to Win Strongest Tenant Protections in Washington
Grocery and retail workers helped win critical tenant protections for the 100,000 renters in the city of Tacoma.
Oklahoma GOP Advances Bills That Would Ban Emergency Contraception
“I believe that there is an opportunity for tracking women,” one Democratic Representative said.
Trump Reportedly Favors Nationwide Abortion Ban, Despite Previous Claims
Trump has publicly opposed abortion bans, maintaining that such proposals aren’t tactically sound for Republicans.
Will Maryland Become Next State to Pass a Transgender Sanctuary Law?
Advocates say the bill goes farther than the governor’s executive order that enacts policies to protect trans people.