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People in US Don’t Support the Gaza Blockade. Why Won’t Congress Take Action?
Congress has chosen to remain willfully oblivious to the suffering of Palestinians living under Israel's cruel blockade.
Privacy Experts Warn Data From Period-Tracking Apps May Soon Be Used Against You
The data could be used as part of a criminal or civil prosecution for abortion in states where the procedure is illegal.
Families of Trans Kids in Texas Struggle With Options Amid Crackdown on Care
Transgender young people and their families in Texas are scrambling to find providers and maintain access to medication.
Meatpacking Industry Was Indifferent to Worker Safety Amid COVID, Report Shows
A new congressional report details the meatpacking industry's callousness toward the health of its workers.
Judge Orders Partial Block of GOP-Backed Law Targeting Trans Youth in Alabama
Judge Burke said Alabama's argument that gender-affirming care for youth is “unsettled science” was not persuasive.
Let’s End the Shame of Student Debt While Calling for Its Cancellation
To reduce income inequality, we need to reject “debt shaming” and insist on cancellation of student debt.
Stop Comparing Leaked “Roe” Reversal to Sharia Law and Taliban’s Rules
The potential reversal of “Roe” is the work of domestic evangelical Christians, not a group halfway across the world.
Mass Protest Is Rising — Can It Confront Global Capitalism?
Capitalism is pushing to expand on the backs of working masses who can tolerate no more hardship and deprivation.
Activists Have Gathered Enough Signatures to Put $18 Wage on California Ballot
Proponents of the Living Wage Act announced that they’ve gathered over 1 million signatures to qualify for the ballot.
How Did Biden Not Notice the Far Right Lurch of the Republican Party Until Now?
“I never expected the ultra-MAGA Republicans who seemed to control the Republican Party now,” Biden said on Monday.