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Reproductive rights supporters applaud the successful "No" vote against a Kansas constitutional amendment, which would remove the right to an abortion, at the Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park, Kansas, on August 2, 2022.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

The Lessons of the Kansas Primary Go Far Beyond Abortion Rights

Kansas organizers built a diverse voting bloc strong enough to beat back a movement of Christian nationalists.
by
Liz Theoharis,
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August 13, 2022
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On the left, neo-Nazis, members of the "alt-right" and white supremacists encircle counter protestors at the base of a statue of Thomas Jefferson after marching through the University of Virginia campus with torches in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 11, 2017; on the right, Trump supporters storm the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

5 Years After Charlottesville, We Can See Its Legacy in January 6 Violence

Both events were the major public actions of the moderate and extreme sides of an alliance formed around Trump.
by
Spencer Sunshine,
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August 11, 2022
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Fencing guards the U.S. Supreme Court on Capitol Hill on June 30, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Approval of Supreme Court Among Democrats Has Hit Rock Bottom at 13 Percent

Approval of the majority conservative Supreme Court is down 23 points among Democrats since September.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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August 2, 2022
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on November 1, 2021.
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Education & Youth

Republican States Sue to Let Schools Block LGBTQ Children From Getting Meals

The lawsuit is part of the right’s escalating attacks on LGBTQ peoples’ right to exist in the U.S.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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August 1, 2022
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Sen. Joni Ernst speaks to reporters during a press conference following the weekly Republican Party luncheon on July 26, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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Reproductive Rights

Republican Blocks Contraception Access Bill From Coming to Vote in Senate

Bill sponsor Sen. Ed Markey said that the GOP wants “no abortions, and no birth control to prevent the need for one.”
by
Sharon Zhang,
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July 28, 2022
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 2022.
News
Politics & Elections

Democrats Introduce Bill to Place 18-Year Term Limits on Supreme Court Justices

Lawmakers say that the bill is necessary to combat the far right’s hold on the nation’s highest court.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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July 27, 2022
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PrEP pills spilled out of bottle
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LGBTQ Rights

Texas Republican Seeks to Limit HIV Medication Access After Winning Abortion Ban

Lawyer Jonathan Mitchell is most well-known for helping to craft Texas’s abortion bill, last year’s first blow to “Roe.”
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
July 26, 2022
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Protesters march to denounce the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health case on June 24, 2022, in Los Angeles, California.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

We Can’t Build Real Power by Defending Democrats. We Must Organize From Below.

Our current crises are structural, and relying on the Democrats and the Constitution is not going to save us.
by
Frank Ascaso &
Adam Weaver,
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July 24, 2022
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attends a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 22, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
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Reproductive Rights

AOC Calls Out 195 House Republicans Who Voted Against Access to Contraception

Ocasio-Cortez said voting against the contraceptive access bill was the “first step” to attacking contraception.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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July 22, 2022
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Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Environment & Health

House Passes Bill Barring States From Restricting Access to Contraception

The bill comes as a response to Clarence Thomas’s warning that birth control could be next on the chopping block.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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July 21, 2022
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