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Will Involuntary Homelessness Become a Crime?
An upcoming Supreme Court decision could dramatically criminalize poverty and homelessness nationwide.

First Jewish Biden Appointee to Publicly Resign Is “So Angry at the President”
“He is using my community as justification for the slaughter,” says Lily Greenberg Call, who resigned on May 15.

Biden Criticizes ICC Warrant Request Against Israel Despite Evidence of Genocide
Several international figures have described Israel's disproportionate and indiscriminate war on Gaza as genocide.

Over 200,000 Nevadans Sign Onto Proposed Abortion Rights Ballot Measure
Reproductive rights defenders seek to put an amendment to the state constitution on the November ballot.

University of California Student Workers Strike Against Repression on Campus
About 2,000 workers at the Santa Cruz campus are taking labor action in defense of Palestine and the right to protest.

Biden’s Marijuana Policies Help Business But Not the Victims of the War on Drugs
Rescheduling will provide tax benefits for weed companies, but it won't help those who have suffered criminalization.

Anti-LGBTQ Censorship Is Endangering Trans People Behind Bars
“Trans Bodies, Trans Selves,” a basic trans health resource, is explicitly banned from prisons in eight states.

US-Backed Philippine Government Committed War Crimes, People’s Tribunal Finds
The Philippine government carried out atrocities against Filipinos with direction, arms and training from the US.

Medicaid Unwinding Threatens Native Communities’ Already Tenuous Access to Care
Three in ten Native American and Alaska Native people younger than 65 rely on Medicaid.

What’s Next for Iran After President, Foreign Minister Die in Helicopter Crash?
Analyst Trita Parsi discusses the impact of the officials’ deaths on the future of Iran’s policies.