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Legislative Attacks on Drag Performances Lead to Cancellation of Pride Events
“This is the goal, they want to eliminate LGBTQ people from public life,” said one LGBTQ advocate.
Thai Voters Turned Out in Record Numbers to Reject a Decade of Military Rule
However, efforts to challenge the army and the monarchy will be complicated by the junta-authored constitution.
These Activists Worked to Bail Out Incarcerated Women in Time for Mother’s Day
Black-led groups around the country reunited incarcerated mothers and their kids through the Mama's Day Bail Out.
DeSantis Ramps Up His Attack on Florida’s Public Sector Unions
A slate of new bills targeting public sector unions will worsen the state's teacher shortage.
US Sold Weapons to Nearly 60 Percent of World’s Authoritarian Nations in 2022
U.S. weapons sales fly in the face of Biden's claims to be leading “democracies” in a global fight against autocracy.
United Pilots Picket for New Contract as Strikes Loom at Southwest and American
United pilots protested at airports across the U.S. on the heels of strike-authorization votes at two other airlines.
Exploitative Child Labor Is Hurting Kids’ Ability to Stay in School
Thousands of low-income youths are working in violation of federal law and are struggling to complete school.
A Series of Climate Catastrophes Have Exacerbated the Debt Ceiling Crisis
A barrage of climate-fueled disasters has slowed down federal tax collection just when it's needed most.
Republicans Know Abortion Bans Are Unpopular. They’re Passing Them Anyway.
In some cases, anti-abortion legislators have tried to subvert the lawmaking process to avoid blowback.
At Least Two Migrant Children From Honduras Have Died in US Custody This Year
The Honduran foreign minister called for “exhaustive investigation of the case” to “apply the full weight of the law.”