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Far Right GOP Now Champions Jail Reforms — But Only for January Sixers
The GOP has a history of promoting policies that disregard human rights and create inhumane prison and jail conditions.
Texas Lawsuit Against Planned Parenthood Challenges Medicaid Reimbursements
Planned Parenthood is asking a judge for a ruling in their favor in a lawsuit brought by the state of Texas.
“Bolsonaro Must Not Be Given Refuge in Florida,” Progressive US Lawmakers Say
“Two years ago our Capitol was attacked by fanatics, now we are watching it happen in Brazil,” Rep. Ilhan Omar said.
Not All Insurrections Are Equal — for Enslaved Americans, It Was the Only Option
We can't let the January 6 insurrection overshadow the long history of Black insurrections against slavery in the U.S.
CIA-Backed Units Killed Hundreds of Afghan Civilians in Brutal Night Raids
“Zero Units” backed by the U.S. made virtually no effort to distinguish noncombatants and killed with total impunity.
Despite Indigenous Land Protections, Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon Continues
Protected areas are losing forest to weak environmental policies. It's up to Lula's new administration to change that.
State Legislatures Are Now Targeting Health Care for Transgender Adults
Legislators in at least seven states have prefiled bills that would restrict or even criminalize gender affirming care.
“Thirst” Updates the Vampire Genre for Our Age of Rising Fascism
The novel offers an alternate-reality allegory about the rise of Trump and the right-wing movement that supports him.
Incarceration and Ableism Go Hand in Hand, Says Abolitionist Talila Lewis
We must dismantle systems of advocacy that rank marginalized people and tie people’s value to their labor productivity.
Peace Activists Take on the Pentagon’s Corporate “Merchants of Death”
Activists are planning a tribunal where they will try the worlds biggest weapons manufacturers for war crimes.