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A Mother’s Day Chat With Revolutionary Trans Activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
Janet Mock has called Miss Major, who has nurtured generations of queer and trans youth, “the mother we all deserve.”
Exploitative Child Labor Is Hurting Kids’ Ability to Stay in School
Thousands of low-income youths are working in violation of federal law and are struggling to complete school.
A Series of Climate Catastrophes Have Exacerbated the Debt Ceiling Crisis
A barrage of climate-fueled disasters has slowed down federal tax collection just when it's needed most.
Republicans Know Abortion Bans Are Unpopular. They’re Passing Them Anyway.
In some cases, anti-abortion legislators have tried to subvert the lawmaking process to avoid blowback.
At Least Two Migrant Children From Honduras Have Died in US Custody This Year
The Honduran foreign minister called for “exhaustive investigation of the case” to “apply the full weight of the law.”
Biden Administration Quietly Backs Israel’s Deadly Assault on Gaza
At least 29 Palestinians, including 6 children, have been killed in an Israeli bombing campaign with no end in sight.
Prison Can’t Prevent Domestic Abuse. Transformative Accountability Programs Can.
Prison is a trauma-producing institution that does nothing to prevent those who have used violence from doing so again.
For-Profit Child Care Chains See Opportunity to Monopolize Imperiled Industry
The catastrophic state of U.S. child care is rooted in capitalism, not the pandemic.
GOP Presidential Candidate Wants to Limit Voting Rights for Those 18-25
Right-wing calls to raise the voting age are a response to the GOP’s poor midterms performance among young people.
SCOTUS Case May Slash Regulation of Everything From Workers’ Rights to Clean Air
Overruling “Chevron deference” could imperil our health, safety, labor, air, water, food and environmental protections.