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Anti-LGBTQ Censorship Is Endangering Trans People Behind Bars
“Trans Bodies, Trans Selves,” a basic trans health resource, is explicitly banned from prisons in eight states.
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Anti-Mask Laws Target Gaza Protests, But They Threaten All Progressive Movements
Several states are considering expanding bans on public masking as a means to repress protest.
Biden Criticizes ICC Warrant Request Against Israel Despite Evidence of Genocide
Several international figures have described Israel's disproportionate and indiscriminate war on Gaza as genocide.
Over 200,000 Nevadans Sign Onto Proposed Abortion Rights Ballot Measure
Reproductive rights defenders seek to put an amendment to the state constitution on the November ballot.
Despite Historic Levels of Inequality, Yellen Opposes Global Billionaires’ Tax
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Israel Displaced Nearly 1 Million Palestinians in Past 2 Weeks, UN Report Shows
The latest report from the UN comes even as President Biden continues to deny that a genocide is occurring in Gaza.
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Anti-Mask Laws Target Gaza Protests, But They Threaten All Progressive Movements
Several states are considering expanding bans on public masking as a means to repress protest.
Israel Displaced Nearly 1 Million Palestinians in Past 2 Weeks, UN Report Shows
The latest report from the UN comes even as President Biden continues to deny that a genocide is occurring in Gaza.
First Jewish Biden Appointee to Publicly Resign Is “So Angry at the President”
“He is using my community as justification for the slaughter,” says Lily Greenberg Call, who resigned on May 15.
Biden Criticizes ICC Warrant Request Against Israel Despite Evidence of Genocide
Several international figures have described Israel’s disproportionate and indiscriminate war on Gaza as genocide.