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My Son Was Incarcerated at 13. Six Years Later, It’s Clear the State Failed Him.
Amid a pandemic, the conditions at youth prisons have become all the more inhumane.
Pandemic Accommodations Proved We Can Vastly Expand Disability Access If We Try
Significant accommodations were offered once the pandemic started affecting the capitalist class.
It’s Time for Biden to Fulfill His Pledge to End the Federal Death Penalty
Aside from a 2021 moratorium on federal executions, the Biden administration hasn’t taken any steps to end the practice.
Abortion Rights Defenders Are Calling on Legislators to Codify “Roe”
Progressive lawmakers say the Women's Health Protection Act would protect abortion rights.
Trump Considered Using Military To Seize Voting Machines, New Documents Show
The draft order was among the records that Trump fought to keep from the January 6 committee.
Post-“Roe,” Birth Control Is More Accessible, But Abortion Is Still Crucial
Even if every person who needed it could obtain contraception, it wouldn’t completely eliminate the need for abortion.
US Bombed Syria Dam on ‘No-Strike List,’ Risked Killing Thousands of Civilians
Damage to the Tabqa Dam could have caused a flood that would have killed tens of thousands of civilians.
Increased Voting Restrictions Put LGBTQ People of Color at Risk, Advocates Say
State-level voting restrictions will affect marginalized communities the most.
Unions Have the Potential and the Responsibility to Advance a “Just Transition”
The “jobs vs. environment” myth is rendered moot in a truly just transition, which must involve collective bargaining.
Abortion Funds Are Meeting an Urgent Need as “Roe” Faces Dire Threat
Abortion funds support people's overall right to or not to parent and be safe and secure in their own decision-making.