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Police Are Abusing Civil Forfeiture Laws to Seize Cash for Themselves
Massive loopholes in state laws are letting police walk away with millions in cash.
University of California Workers Center Disability Justice in Union Organizing
Workers built solidarity by rejecting the “deserving vs. undeserving” disabled model and scarcity approach to access.
Louisiana’s Hurricane Victims Struggle to Recover as Climate Disasters Pile Up
Government agencies have abandoned Black and low-income communities in the face of one devastating storm after another.
Oxfam Report: US Billionaires Almost a Third Richer Since COVID Hit
“Tax Day is a reminder that the tax system isn't working for ordinary Americans.”
Megadonor Harlan Crow Ramped Up Political Spending After Meeting Clarence Thomas
Crow and his wife publicly contributed $14.7 million to political causes over the past three decades.
Another Day, Another Toxic Spill in East Palestine, Ohio
Two months after the train derailment, a cleanup truck carrying contaminated soil overturned on a local highway.
New Report Reveals Systemic Medical Neglect and Violence in CA Women’s Prisons
New public health research on women’s prisons exposes medical neglect, sexual violence and inhumane living conditions.
Organizers Are Resisting a 2-Tiered Legal System in Majority-Black Jackson, MS
Black Jacksonians plan to make this attempt at reinstating white supremacist rule “extremely difficult” to implement.
“Nakedly Unconstitutional”: Missouri AG Limits Trans Health Care for All Ages
Trans advocates say the rule essentially functions as a ban that makes it impossible to receive gender-affirming care.
Biden Admin Files Emergency Brief to Supreme Court on Abortion Medication
Lower court rulings on mifepristone “blatantly ignore both the law and the science,” abortion advocates have noted.