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Pride and Prejudice: Returning to Our Roots in Wake of Anti-LGBTQ Ruling
As a far right Supreme Court attempts to steal the joy of Pride, we are inspired by the history of LGBTQ+ organizing.
Here’s How Organizing to Abolish the Prison Industrial Complex Works in Practice
As more activists embrace abolition of the prison industrial complex, here’s what this work demands of us in practice.
Doctors Have a Moral Obligation to Disobey Abortion Bans
Academic medical centers’ lackluster defense of abortion access is moral malpractice. It’s time for civil disobedience.
I Saw the Importance of Affirmative Action at My Ivy League University Firsthand
Student activists led the fight for affirmative action decades ago. Let’s continue their struggle for racial equity.
COVID Hasn’t Disappeared — But Empathy, Care and Solidarity Have
Governments worldwide are abandoning people to a debilitating disease with one simple trick: saying it no longer exists.
Nuclear Weapons “Sharing” Is a Dangerous Practice That Brings Us Closer to War
President Biden is calling Russia's nuke-sharing in Belarus “irresponsible” despite the U.S.’s own arsenal in Europe.
New UN Report Condemns Guantánamo and Calls on Biden to Close It
The U.S. government is being given good counsel by the UN expert and it's time the White House took it seriously.
Immunity Doctrines Have Made the US Constitution Useless — It’s Time to End Them
Overlapping immunity doctrines insulate officials from the consequences of their actions, no matter how egregious.
As We Celebrate Independence, the US Stifles Freedom Around the Globe
The U.S. has been a major force of violent repression globally that stamps out people’s hopes for freedom and justice.
North Carolina Law Is Another Devastating Blow for Abortion Access in the South
“SB 20 will effectively close down many of our clinics,” says an abortion support worker.