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Advocates Call for Release of Saudi Woman Facing 34 Years in Prison Over Tweets
“Women like Salma must be recognized and protected, not targeted for expressing their opinions,” one advocate said.
AL Coal Miners Must Pay $13 Million in Damages for Strike, Biden’s NLRB Rules
About 1,000 miners have been on strike against Warrior Met since April 2021, resisting brutal working conditions.
Design Firm Wants to Build “Feminist” Jails and Prisons. Abolitionists Say “No.”
You will never find healing when you are isolated from those that help you feel cared for, says organizer Kami Beckford.
Medically Vulnerable Families Among Those Hit Hardest by Soaring Inflation
Inflation is particularly detrimental to the health of low-income patients.
Corporate Media Stays Silent as US Air Strikes Kill at Least 20 in Somalia
U.S. forces have bombed Somalia at least 16 times during Biden's tenure, killing between 465 and 545 alleged militants.
Tlaib: Biden Must ‘Hold Israel Accountable’ for Raid on Palestine Rights Groups
Israeli forces raided and shuttered the offices of seven Palestinian huma rights groups in the occupied West Bank.
Abortion Remains Legal in Michigan After Court Extends Block on 1931 Ban
Enforcement of the ban would cause “irreparable danger to our society at large,” the judge said in his ruling.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Proposes Bill to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Kids
For many transgender children, gender-affirming care has the potential to be life-saving.
Sanders: “It Is Absolutely Imperative” for Progressives to Not Back Down
“The overall struggle that we are engaged in is not complicated. It is to struggle for justice in the deepest sense.”
Mississippi Town Hired Racist Cop to Terrorize Black Residents, Advocates Say
The officer patrolled the streets of Lexington “with impunity” despite a well-known history of harassment.