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Trump’s Executive Order Criminalizing Houselessness Reveals a Familiar Dystopia
For years, mad and disabled people have been asking Americans to fight the criminalization of disability. Will they?
8 Prisons in Virginia Lack AC in 108-Degree Heat. I Am Stuck in One of Them.
My bunk gets sweaty when I lay it in. The walls sweat, too — you can see it. We're in an oven. It's too hot.
The Epstein Case Is Not a Distraction. It Shows How Elite Impunity is Sustained.
The sustained attention around the Epstein files lets us shine a light on the bipartisan architecture of impunity.
World Court Says Polluter States Must Compensate Victims for Harms They Cause
The ICJ’s landmark ruling says there is an international human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.
DOJ Memo Lays Out New Ways to Attack DEI, Trans Care, Palestine, and Immigrants
A new strategy from Federalist Society lawyers at the DOJ uses “false claims” to target trans health care providers.
Columbia Limits Speech and Erodes Safety by Adopting IHRA Antisemitism Framework
Chilling speech on Palestine has made it harder for many universities to respond to the Trump administration’s attacks.
Federal Appeals Court Upheld West Virginia Ban on Medication Abortion. Now What?
If the Supreme Court gets involved, it could set national precedent for states to ban medications approved by the FDA.
NC House GOP Pushes Bill to Bringing Back Electric Chair, Implement Firing Squad
Other bills would undermine public defense, eliminate the Innocence Inquiry Commission, and take away clemency.
As a Medical Student in Gaza, I Studied Malnutrition. Now It’s All Around Me.
Before the genocide, malnutrition was a rare diagnosis. Now 2 million Palestinians are forced to survive on nothing.
Israel Killed 100 Imprisoned Trans Iranians. I Could Have Been One of Them.
The attack on Evin Prison showed the absurdity behind Israel's promises to deliver freedom through bombs.