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Op-Ed
Biden Must Recognize All Student Debt as Hardship. It’s the Key Step to Relief.
The Department of Education is making debt relief contingent on proof of “hardship,” but the debt itself is hardship.
Physicians Like Me Must Oppose Medical Discrimination Against Methadone Patients
Methadone patients are routinely denied the care they need, ultimately exacerbating health disparities.
20 Years After Abu Ghraib, Its Victims Take Their Torturers to Court
Survivors exposed the violence of the “war on terror,” refusing to let it be relegated to the dustbin of history.
It’s Long Past Time for Restaurant Workers to Earn a Livable Wage
The federal minimum wage for tipped workers hasn’t risen since 1991. Workers are taking on the industry to change that.
Is Trump Tithing or Conning His Voters? Either Way, He Aims to Cover Legal Fees.
Trump’s leadership PAC alone has spent almost $60 million on his attorneys’ bills since early 2023.
Afghan Asylum Seekers Are Being Denied Their Religious Rights in ICE Prisons
Detained Afghan asylum seekers remind us that the US immigration system is rooted in anti-Muslim racism.
As Climate Crisis Grows, Youth Environmental Movements Are Radicalizing
Failed by their governments and faced with an unlivable future, young people are fighting for their lives.
Will Trump’s First Criminal Trial Hinge on the Testimony of His Former Friend?
The former publisher of the National Enquirer hasn’t spoken to Trump since receiving immunity in the Michael Cohen case.
1964’s Freedom Summer Offers a Model for the Voting Rights Work We Need to Do
I was part of Freedom Summer in 1964. Sixty years later, with voting rights under attack, I see how we need another.
Gaza Solidarity Encampment Regroups Following Arrest of 108 Students at Columbia
The protesters, who are demanding that Columbia divest from Israel, have relocated and rebuilt their encampment.