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Climate Change Played a Role in Staggering Flood Death Toll in Libya
Catastrophic flooding in Libya this month has killed at least 10,000 people and displaced more than 30,000.
Nearly $2 Million in Dark Money Floods Historic Virginia Campaigns
Political groups backed largely by dark money have spent nearly $1.7 million on Virginia candidates this election cycle.
Dorothy Roberts Lays Out a Damning Exposé of Medical Racism and “Child Welfare”
Scholar Dorothy Roberts exposes effects of anti-Black mythmaking and calls for an end to the family policing system.
“Assisted” Outpatient Commitment Advocates Manufacture Consent Via Manipulation
There is a battle currently raging to convince the few states without involuntary outpatient commitment laws to give in.
Bernie Sanders to Big Three Automakers: “Time for You to End Your Greed”
“The CEOs of General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis ... have got to understand: they cannot have it all,” Sanders said.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Acquitted on All 16 Impeachment Articles
The vote is a major win for Paxton, but he still faces a federal investigation and state charges.
Missouri Closes Trans Health Clinic, Taking Page Out of Anti-Abortion Playbook
Missouri's restriction on clinics serving trans youth bears a striking resemblance to liability laws targeting abortion.
California Health Workers Could Soon Secure Nation-Leading $25 Minimum Wage
The bump would help about 40 percent of California’s health workers, earning them on average an extra $10,352 a year.
If Signed, CA’s Latest Shield Law Would Offer Strongest Abortion Protections Yet
SB 345 offers new protections to abortion providers, patients and those who support survivors of domestic violence.
GOP Attacks on DOJ Are About Ensuring the Rule of Republicans, Not Rule of Law
The Republicans’ attacks on the DOJ are cynical attempts to defend Trump from accountability.