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Trans People Behind Bars Face Great Risks. Prison Officials Are Making It Worse.
Even state-level legal protections for trans people have not always extended to those behind bars.
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Trump’s Federal Lawyers Ramp Up Their Attacks on Demonstrators and the Left
Prosecutions of anti-ICE and pro-Palestine protesters are part of a broad effort to crack down on dissent.
Alaska GOP Pushes 800-Mile Gas Terminal and Pipeline That Could Decimate Climate
Republicans in Alaska want tax breaks for a Trump-backed megaproject that Indigenous activists oppose.
Calls Grow for Release of US Citizen Detained Without Charge in Israel
The Israeli military has held 20-year-old Sama Safi, a US citizen, in military detention without charge since June 2.
Our Health Care System Is Broken Beyond Repair. We Need Medicare for All.
Repealing Medicare cuts and restoring ACA subsidies are the first step. But ultimately, we need universal health care.
New Trump Administration Policy Hides Deaths at National Parks From Public
“Transparency can save lives, and keeping park deaths quiet may put visitors at risk,” one critic wrote.
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Protests Over Kushner-Backed Development Threaten to Topple Albanian Government
What began as an effort to protect a coastal ecosystem has become a broad movement against corruption and neoliberalism.
Minnesota Immigrants Are Still Facing the Fallout of Trump’s ICE Invasion
Operation Metro Surge cost residents and businesses in Minneapolis nearly $700 million in economic losses.
Netanyahu and Katz Threaten Iran; Vow to Remain in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza
Netanyahu boasted about the “success” of Israel and the US’s war on Iran, but Israelis largely believe Iran won the war.
New Evidence Suggests RFK Jr. Lied to Senate in Claims About 2019 Samoa Visit
In 2019, shortly after Kennedy promoted his anti-vaccine agenda in Samoa, 83 people on the island died of measles.
After the DSA’s Political Earthquake in NYC, Will the Tremors Be Felt Elsewhere?
Establishment Democrats are on the back foot after candidates backed by Democratic Socialists of America swept races.
Trump Designated Antifa “Domestic Terrorists” — New Prosecutions Follow His Lead
With new conspiracy cases against activists — including the indictment of 15 Minnesotans — Trump’s NPSM-7 bears fruit.
ICE Says 51 People Died in Custody Under Trump. Experts Say That’s an Undercount.
Immigrants are jailed in unsanitary, overcrowded jails and camps as part of Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
The Fight Against AI Data Centers Is the Newest Frontier of Global Class Warfare
AI is deepening worldwide webs of accumulation, ushering in new class and power relations.
LGBTQ Rights
Judge Blocks Federal Government From Accessing Medical Records of Trans Minors
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New Documentary Highlights Reality of Gender and Sexual Diversity Across Nature
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World Professional Association for Transgender Health Is Government’s New Target
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Temporary Blocking of Idaho’s Bathroom Ban Isn’t Actually a Win for Trans Rights
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New York’s Iconic Queer Beach Faces Looming Privatization Scheme
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10 Years After Pulse, Protecting Queer Spaces Is Critical for Liberation
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Mamdani’s City-Run Clinic Will Deny Gender-Affirming Care to Patients Under 19
“With frustrations running so deep, it is no wonder that nearly two-thirds of Americans support moving to Medicare for All, a system that would guarantee that everyone in the U.S. can get the care they need when they need it, regardless of their ability to pay.”
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Fighting for Our Lives: The Movement for Medicare for All
Universal Health Care Once Seemed on the Horizon in California. What Happened?
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Could the Destruction of the ACA Force Democrats to Champion Medicare for All?
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Trump Blames Obamacare for Premium Hikes His Own Policies Created
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6 in 10 Americans Back Medicare for All — Poll
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As We Defend Medicaid, We Can’t Lose Sight of the End Goal: Free, Universal Care
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I Got Cancer at 35. The Health Insurance System Delayed My Treatment for Months.
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Behind UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Is a Larger System of Corporate Rule