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Nonconsensual Drug Testing Has Criminalized Tens of Thousands of Pregnant People
New York can’t squander another chance to protect pregnant people from criminalization.
Is Affordability a Climate Issue? Philadelphia Hunger Strikers Said Yes.
A recent hunger strike in Philadelphia demonstrated the expanding scope of environmental justice organizing.
New Cafés in Gaza Can’t Conceal Tent Cities and Mountains of Rubble
Gaza desperately needs reconstruction. Instead, Israel’s blockade has given rise to an unjust economy.
10 Years After Pulse, Protecting Queer Spaces Is Critical for Liberation
LGBTQIA+ bars are places to dance and drink, but they are also sites for building our futures.
FIFA Is Legitimizing Israeli Clubs That Play in Illegal West Bank Settlements
The football governing body promised to investigate illegal Israeli settlement clubs — but then allowed them to play on.
Google’s New AI-Fueled Search Bar Threatens to Further Upend Journalism Industry
Independent journalism needs a lifeline to survive as Google urges readers toward AI summaries instead of article links.
San Diego Mosque Shooting Follows Decades of State-Enabled Anti-Muslim Violence
Seeking safety from state institutions that enact anti-Muslim violence is a contradictory strategy.
Under Trump, Corruption and Governance Have Become Indistinguishable
We need a movement to take back what has been stolen and make it impossible for so few to steal so much again.
Higher Education Must Not Become a Research Arm of Militarized Power
Universities risk becoming agents of militarized socialization rather than sites of democratic education.
What I’ve Learned From 25 Years of Covering the Global War on Terror
In his farewell column, Tom Engelhardt outlines how US imperialism came home in the form of Donald Trump.