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Florida School District Bans Dictionaries and Anne Frank Under DeSantis Law
Escambia County School District has pulled more than 2,800 books from library shelves since June of last year.
Press Groups Call on Biden to Pressure Israel to Stop Attacking Journalists
The coalition noted that almost all of the 79 journalists who have died since October 7 were killed by the IDF.
Indiana GOP Bill Would End Legal Recognition for Trans Residents
The proposed bill would remove the word “gender” in all of Indiana's state code, replacing it with “biological sex.”
Famine in Gaza Is a Culmination of Israel’s Long War on Palestine’s Food System
At least 18 percent of all agricultural land in Gaza has been damaged as a result of the war.
In 41 States, Richest 1 Percent Pay Lowest Tax Rate of Any Group
In 34 states, the families with the lowest incomes pay the highest tax rate of any other group.
San Francisco Becomes Largest US City to Back Gaza Ceasefire
The city's resolution calls on the Biden administration and Congress to follow suit.
Study Calls for Halt in New Factory Farms, Citing “Enormous” Human Health Risks
“The disease risks to humans from industrialized intensive animal farming … are enormous,” the study says.
Grassroots Groups Are Doing Small-Scale Reparations in Absence of Federal Action
One reparations group in Portland, Oregon, is working to redistribute wealth and enable Black residents to own homes.
Former Biden Appointee Says Dissent in Government Over Gaza Policy Is Widespread
“The White House doesn’t even know the level of dissent within its own ranks,” says Tariq Habash, who resigned.
ICE May Get Its Largest Budget Ever, Signaling Surveillance Capitalism’s Triumph
The Biden administration is expanding the surveillance of immigrants to unprecedented levels.