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2021 Law Could Help Fund Water Upgrades For Communities That Need It Most
The infrastructure act gives the EPA a once-in-a-generation opportunity to correct decades of underinvestment.
New Law Expands Recourse for Survivors of Sexual Assault Behind Bars in New York
An analysis of DOJ data finds “60% of all sexual violence against inmates is perpetrated by jail or prison staff.”
Biden Administration Offers Weak Response to Israel’s Right Wing Shakeup
While Biden bends over backwards, Netanyahu's new far right coalition is planning de facto annexation of the West Bank.
Educator Jeffrey Duncan-Andrade: Teachers Must Fight Inequality, Not Create It
Schools typically see children as broken and try to fix them, but it’s our schools and society that is broken.
Post “Roe,” Advocates Fear for the Future of Contraceptive Self-Determination
A climate of misinformation and fear has people feeling they are making their contraceptive choices under duress.
DOJ Won Antitrust Victory by Arguing Publishing Merger Would Harm Top Authors
The DOJ used an unusual legal strategy to stop the merger of two major publishing houses — with help from Stephen King.
Oil Industry Lobbying Group Funded “Dark Money” Ads for Conservative Democrats
American Petroleum Institute's tax filings reveal millions spent on ads for Henry Cuellar, Kyrsten Sinema and others.
How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills
Hospitals strike deals with financing companies, generating profits for lenders and more debt for patients.
Three Palestinians Killed in 24 Hours in Israel’s “Operation Break the Wave”
Palestinian youth and resistance fighters in Nablus continue to resist colonial encroachment and pay the price for it.
For-Profit Abortion Telemedicine Start-Ups Are Proliferating in Wake of “Roe”
As for-profit telemedicine companies replace shuttered clinics, advocates worry about who will have access to abortion.