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Federal Judge Blocks Attack on Planned Parenthood in Trump-GOP Budget Law
Planned Parenthood welcomed the decision to issue a temporary injunction but stressed that the legal battle is not over.
US’s Largest Labor Union Votes to Cut All Ties to the Anti-Defamation League
The ADL leveraged spurious antisemitism claims to demand that schools bring it in to set policy and provide programming.
Japanese BDS Activists Are Ramping Up Their Campaign Against a Robotics Company
Japan BDS is claiming a special responsibility to end Japanese robot makers’ complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
New Report Documents Racist Rot at the Core of the Petrochemical Industry
Economist Michael Ash shares new data on racial disparities in the industry — a major purveyor of environmental racism.
Trump Falsely Calls “Big Beautiful Bill” the “Most Popular” Law Ever Signed
One poll published in June found that nearly 6 in 10 Americans were opposed to the bill.
A New Supreme Court Case Could Give the Wealthy Even More Political Power
A GOP court challenge could lead to the biggest erosion in campaign spending limitations since Citizens United.
States Scramble to Protect Hospitals Ahead of Republicans’ Medicaid Cuts
One analysis estimates that US hospitals could lose nearly $665 billion in Medicaid funding over the next 10 years.
Case Challenging Trump’s Deportations of Pro-Palestine Students Goes to Trial
While the case deals specifically with noncitizens, it has implications for free speech for everyone in the US.
Georgia Librarian Fired After Displaying Book Featuring Transgender Child
“The library is for everybody,” said the Pierce County library manager, who had served for 15 years before her firing.
Provision in Trump Budget Law Subsidizes Private Jet Owners Amid Climate Crisis
Analysts say private jet owners will be able to write off the full cost of their aircraft in the first year of purchase.