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New Legislation Gives Access to Medication Abortion at Public Colleges
The Student Right to Access Act fixes a serious gap in on-campus reproductive health care.
South Carolina Prisoners Were Left in Cells as Florence Descended
South Carolina officials are coming under fire for refusing to relocate prisoners during Hurricane Florence.
Two Women From Mental Health Facility Drown in Flood During Transport
Meg Kinnard, South Carolina correspondent for the Associated Press, discusses the story.
Learning the Power of Lies: Facts vs. Falsehoods in the Age of Trump
The crisis of truth has a long history.
Chuck Grassley Is “Unfazed and Determined” to Confirm Kavanaugh
The comments bolster the complaint by many critics who say this process has been a bad-faith effort by Republicans.
Heightened Policing Keeps Farmworkers Vulnerable in the Wake of Florence
The military may be solace to some after a disaster, but for workers from other countries it's not a welcome sight.
Kavanaugh’s Hearings Have an Unprecedented Level of Secrecy
CounterSpin interviews Richard Kim on Brett Kavanaugh.
Private Prison Officials Allowed to Force-Feed Immigrant Hunger Strikers
Activists say hunger strikers faced retaliation after protests at a privately run immigration jail.
Retrospectives of the Financial Crisis Leave Out Its Victims
Where are the voices of the millions of families who suffered foreclosure and eviction?
Kavanaugh Poses a Threat to Asian American and Pacific Islander Women
This fast-growing voting bloc has vowed to hold accountable all who vote to confirm the Supreme Court nominee.