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Colorado River Is on Life Support, and 40 Million People Depend on It for Water
Vulnerable communities may be at risk of reduced water supply under a new Colorado River agreement.
The SNAP Expansion Helped Me Lead a Dignified Life on Disability — Now It’s Gone
Pandemic social programs were a life saver. Now conservatives want to shred what little is left after they expired.
Our Fight Against Censorship Must Go Beyond Resisting Book Bans
In the chaotic fight against historical and cultural erasure, we must remember that we, ourselves, have stories to tell.
DOJ Intervention Didn’t Stop Seattle’s Police Violence. It Gave Cops More Money.
Seattle learned the hard way that federal oversight via “consent decrees” mainly served to increase police budgets.
Expanding Use of Primates in Drug Testing Is a Threat to Public Health
Proposals to expand domestic breeding of primates for research overlook several ethical, scientific and safety woes.
Amid Trump’s Legal Woes, Why Are His Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Overlooked?
He's openly helping the Saudi regime “sportswash” its human rights record while taking unknown millions from it.
Manchin Is Using Democrats’ Fears of Third-Party Run to His Political Advantage
Joe Manchin is encouraging rumors of a possible presidential run to keep Democrats twisted around his little finger.
The US Continues to Try to Suppress Details About Its Torture Programs
It’s time to end the ongoing “war on terror,” expose it for what it is, and make sure it never happens again.
Stabbings Near UC Davis Were Terrifying, But More Policing Won’t Make Us Safer
Student-led care and support work rather than criminalization and prosecution should be our model for safety.
Far Right Violence Surges in US and India
In India, Hindu supremacist dogma has increasingly been enforced through violent means.