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SCOTUS Ignores Housing Crisis in Hearing on Laws Criminalizing Unhoused People
As the court hearing took place, unhoused people and their allies rallied outside, demanding “housing, not handcuffs.”
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Administrators Are Trying to Strip Decision-Making Power From Faculty
Scholar DeShana Collett discusses the threats to shared governance at her university and, by extension, other schools.
Dozens of Dems Say They’ll Vote Against Motion to Vacate Speaker Mike Johnson
The Democratic House conference hasn't formed an official position on how members should vote on such a measure.
Corporate Power Has Long Dominated Alabama. Autoworkers May Change That.
The UAW’s fight to unionize autoworkers represents a larger struggle against the state’s corporate power structure.
Afghan Asylum Seekers Are Being Denied Their Religious Rights in ICE Prisons
Detained Afghan asylum seekers remind us that the US immigration system is rooted in anti-Muslim racism.
US Supreme Court Considers Whether Hospitals Must Provide Emergency Abortions
“If these extreme politicians succeed, doctors will be forced to withhold critical care from their patients.”
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Arizona House Passes Repeal of 1864 Anti-Abortion Law, Senate Vote Set for May
Even with the repeal, a constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights is still needed, organizers warned.
Grand Jury Indicts Trump Aides, Arizona GOP Officials Over Fake Electors Scheme
Donald Trump was described as “unindicted co-conspirator 1” in the indictment announced by Arizona’s attorney general.
Across the US, Campus Protests for Palestine Face Intensifying Police Crackdowns
Student protests calling for university divestment from Israel and the US arms industry continue coast to coast.
Watchdog Group Calls Out GOP Senators Over Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo Defenses
Leonard Leo has chosen to ignore a Senate Judiciary Committee subpoena given to him earlier this month.
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Chicago Ballot Amendment Would Tax Real Estate Moguls to Fight Homelessness
Allowing real estate interests to shape public policy will not restore housing agency to the people of Chicago.
I’ve Been Unhoused. It Could Happen to You. Let’s Stop Criminalizing It.
The push to criminalize the unhoused should be treated as a threat to us all.
New Florida Bill Could Force Unhoused People Into Encampments
The bill would prohibit cities from allowing unhoused people to sleep or camp on public property and rights of way.
Study: Half of Renters Paid Unaffordable Rates in 2022, a Record High
Since 2001, median rents have risen by 21 percent — while renters’ incomes have only increased by 2 percent.