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Right-Wing Members of Congress Push Anti-Abortion Measure on College Campuses
The disingenuously named “Pregnant Students’ Rights Act” offers no real support to pregnant and parenting students.
ACLU to SCOTUS: Lower Courts Used “Junk Science” to Block Abortion Medication
Lower courts “relied at every stage on patently unreliable witnesses and studies,” the ACLU said in its amicus brief.
38 States Currently Authorize Involuntary Commitment for Substance Use
Sixteen of them allow facilities to engage in treatments of their choice without the individual’s consent.
Tennessee Quietly Rolls Out Its Own 810-Acre “Cop City”
“It seemed like they were purposefully not saying much about it, trying to keep it hush hush,” said one organizer.
2024 Will See Wave of Minimum Wage Hikes — But the Impacts Won’t Be Felt Evenly
Ten million US workers will see wage increases this year, but inflation has eroded our tools for reducing inequality.
Predictive Police Tech Isn’t Making Communities Safer — It’s Disempowering Them
“We haven't seen public safety systems privatized in this way that we're seeing now,” says Andrew Guthrie Ferguson.
Tlaib: Meta’s Taxes Would Drop From 25 Percent to -2 Percent Under New Tax Bill
Congressional leaders are working on a bipartisan tax bill that would hand tax cuts to corporations and the rich.
Report: Trump Thinks He’s More Popular Than Taylor Swift
Conservative media are keenly aware of the influence Taylor Swift could have on the 2024 election.
Bernie Sanders Calls for US and Others to Restore UNRWA Funding
Blinken has outright admitted that the U.S. has not looked into the validity of Israel’s claims against the UNRWA.
University of Michigan Faculty Call for College to Divest From Israeli Companies
“We hope this serves as precedent for future faculty-led divestment initiatives on university campuses,” SJP said.