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More People Are Voting — But 1,688 Polling Places Have Closed in 6 Years
A wave of polling place closures has swept 13 states since the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act.
Trump Condemned for Refusing to Grant Protected Status to Dorian Victims
The Trump administration has attempted to end Temporary Protected Status for other disaster victims as well.
The Pompeo Doctrine Is a Formula for Catastrophe in the Arctic
The Trump administration increasingly views the Arctic as a key arena for future great-power competition and extraction.
In Chicago, Survivors of Police Violence Heal Through Song
The Freedom Songbook workshop was designed to provide a creative safe space for survivors in Black communities.
Trump Administration Labor Board Appointees Are Anti-Labor Extremists
A recent ruling allows employers to strip workers of rights by misclassifying them as independent contractors.
Equity Firms and Venture Capitalists Lobby to Save Surprise Medical Bills
Investors buy up many large physician-staffing companies and drive up profits by staying out of insurance networks.
Unjust, Coercive Police Interviews Are Traumatizing Children of Color
Child protective agencies are using unjust law enforcement tactics against Black and Brown children.
Another Crowded Democratic Debate, Another Chance to Gloss Over the Issues
Key issues will get short shrift in this debate -- but the dynamics between candidates will be worth watching.
Greta Thunberg Says It’s Time to “Wake the Adults Up”
In this hour-long interview, 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg says we need a system-wide disruption.
To Confront Climate Change, We Need an Ecological Democracy
We cannot confront climate change without first confronting the unequal power relations that caused it.