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With Funding for Domestic Violence Survivors Under Threat, Grassroots Groups Step In
Organizers are sharing their strategies to help survivors.
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Why Is a Dump for Hurricane Harvey Debris Next to an African American Community?
Authorization to use the site as a dump will expire on December 8.
Undocumented Teen Wins Abortion Fight, but Thousands in Shelters Still Live Under Anti-Choice Policy
An undocumented teenager is at the center of a lawsuit with the Trump administration.
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Seeking Sanctuary in Columbus
An Ohio woman's brave defiance of ICE.
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It’s Time to Stop Using Incarcerated People for Free Labor
Incarcerated workers are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Why Native American Women Are Going After Europe’s Banks to Divest From Big Oil
“Indigenous women ... often are the ones to call out injustice when they see it immediately.”
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A People’s Recovery: Radical Organizing in Post-Maria Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rica, Centers of Mutual Support fight hunger while striving to raise political consciousness.
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“You’re Still in Jail”: How Electronic Monitoring Is a Shackle on the Movement for Decarceration
Electronic monitoring is creating open-air prisons.
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No Casting Couch for Low-Wage Women, but Lots of Sexual Harassment
Workers are opening up about harassment.
The Silence Is Broken
Harvey Weinstein's exposure as a sexual predator has unleashed a powerful expression of resistance.