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New Doctors Are Avoiding Residencies in States With Abortion Restrictions
For the second year in a row, medical school grads were less likely to apply for positions in states with abortion bans.
Plan to Crack Down on Unhoused People Spells Disaster for Philadelphians
A new report reveals the city's plans to clear homeless encampments and jail vulnerable residents.
No Contract, No Pirouettes — Ballet Dancers Are Organizing for Labor Rights
Dancers at Miami City Ballet will have a union election on May 14, having endured a concerted union-busting campaign.
Israeli Officials Vote to Expand Rafah Invasion Amid “Unspeakable” Disaster
One source said that the expansion of the invasion would cross the Biden administration’s stated “red line.”
Missouri Axes Medicaid Funds for Planned Parenthood
“Just like MO's abortion ban, ‘defunding’ is about power & control,” said a Missouri chapter of Planned Parenthood.
Report: Israeli Prisons Subject Palestinians to Constant Torture, “Revenge”
“[The beatings] were not done to gather intelligence. They were done out of revenge.”
GOP Congressman Wants to Impeach Biden for Stalling Weapons Transfer to Israel
Rep. Cory Mills errantly compared Biden’s action to the actions that prompted the first impeachment of Donald Trump.
Princeton Students Vow to Remain on Hunger Strike Until the University Divests
The hunger strikers are also calling for Princeton University to drop charges against students arrested on campus.
Universities Have Failed Their Democratic Mission by Repressing Gaza Protests
Universities are using draconian measures against student protesters who refuse to deem Palestinian suffering “unreal.”
Grieving Mothers Say Punitive New Drug Laws Won’t Solve the Overdose Crisis
Mothers who lost loved ones are speaking out against a wave of harsh anti-drug legislation that has swept the US.