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Fight for Student Debt Relief Won’t End With Supreme Court Ruling, AOC Vows
The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its decision on student debt relief any week now.
Responding to Censure, Schiff Says He’d Impeach Trump Again “in a Heartbeat”
“I wear this partisan vote as a badge of honor,” Schiff said in his closing remarks after his censure.
Expert Who Met With Biden Explains How AI Is Enabling Racism and Sexism
Algorithmic Justice League founder Joy Buolamwini discusses the need to prevent harms already impacting people.
1 Year After “Roe” Overturn, Most Americans Say Ruling Has Been Bad for Country
Eight in ten Americans oppose the new standard created by the Supreme Court because it removed a constitutional right.
AOC Is Boycotting Modi’s Address Over “Deeply Troubling” Human Rights Record
Far right Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to speak before Congress.
Private Equity Influence Is at the Heart of Cop City, Report Reveals
“Private equity is fully part of and fully profiting from the prison-industrial complex,” says coauthor of the report.
Sanders Bill Would Force Pentagon to Pass Audit — or Return Part of Its Budget
In December, the Pentagon was unable to account for more than 60 percent of its $3.5 trillion in total assets.
New Docs Link CIA to Medical Torture of Indigenous Children and Black Prisoners
While we may never know the full truth, we owe it to those harmed and killed to illuminate their stories.
Biden’s Asylum Policy Continues Tradition of US Cruelty to Haitians
Biden has recycled some of Trump’s racist asylum policies.
Democrats Introduce Bill to Amend Civil Rights Act to Include LGBTQ Protections
The bill would codify protections established by the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County.