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Austin Schools Will Now Offer Free Pads and Tampons: Period Equity Is Expanding
Students are fighting for equal access to menstrual supplies -- and winning.
Seoul Sees “Two Months” of Rain in Half a Day, Killing at Least 8
The storm is further evidence that climate disaster is already here, scientists say.
Mass Death of Sequoias Is the Harbinger of Earth Systems Collapse
We have entered an era where burned forests may not return unless we cool Earth to below the tipping point.
Starbucks Files “False and Absurd” Kidnapping Charges Against Unionized Workers
The union says that audio and video evidence show that the kidnapping charges are false.
GOP Votes Down Plan to Cap Insulin Prices at $35 in Win for Big Pharma
Only seven Republicans joined Democrats to pass the proposal, which needed 60 votes to advance.
The Best Parts of the Inflation Reduction Act Came Out of Progressive Advocacy
The IRA is a step, but it's insufficient -- so let's push to ensure it's only the beginning.
Israeli Attacks on Gaza Kill 44, Including 15 Children. Will Ceasefire Hold?
In addition to fatalities, the bombardment injured more than 300 Palestinians.
Nearly All Senators Vote Against Sanders’s Amendments to Inflation Reduction Act
Sanders was the lone “yes” vote on amendments to remove carbon capture incentives and create a Civilian Climate Corps.
Subminimum Wages Were Always Deplorable. Inflation Is Making Them Worse.
Activists are pushing to end policies that allow employers to pay some workers less than the $7.25 federal minimum wage.
COVID Hasn’t Been Defeated, But Effective Public Health Measures Have Been
The demands of the market have been treated as more sacrosanct than the obligation to control and prevent a pandemic.