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Proposed HUD Rules Would Protect Convicted Tenants From Public Housing Eviction
For decades, tenants with criminal records have been restricted from accessing public housing. This may soon change.
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US Undergrads Are Getting an Extracurricular Crash Course in Labor Organizing
Eleven new labor unions for undergraduate student-workers entered the fray in 2023 alone, and more are organizing.
Far Right Billionaires Are Waging a War to Capture State Courts
Florida’s abortion ban is just one recent outcome of right-wing billionaires’ effort to capture state courts nationwide.
16 House Democrats Vote to Pass Bill Barring Pausing of Israel Arms Shipments
Critics say the bill is a severe overcorrection to Biden’s weapons pause which is likely ineffectual anyways.
Louisiana Legislature Passes Transgender Bathroom Ban Bill
If signed into law, the bill will affect the estimated 20,000 transgender people who live in Louisiana.
Samuel Alito Flew Upside-Down Flag, Symbol of Trump Support, Days After Jan. 6
The appearance of such a charged political symbol in front of a jurist's home is highly unethical, critics have said.
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Israel Has Blocked Medical Supplies From Gaza for 10 Days, WHO Says
Aid workers have warned that all health facilities in Gaza are at risk of shutdown because of Israel’s fuel prohibition.
Columbia Journalism Award Recipient: Resist Normalization of Evil and Injustice
Amira Hass discusses Israel’s recent censorship of Al Jazeera, its maintenance of a strict apartheid system, and more.
Schools and Parents Still Fight Segregation 70 Years After “Brown v. Board”
Integration within the Pasadena Unified School District has been a focus of national attention since 1970.
Critics Say Info Provided to GOP-Proposed Pregnancy Database Could Be Weaponized
Yet in many ways, abortion surveillance is already here, experts say.
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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation
We can’t look away from Israel’s genocidal violence against Palestinians — or the movement for a free Palestine.
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Critics Say Info Provided to GOP-Proposed Pregnancy Database Could Be Weaponized
Yet in many ways, abortion surveillance is already here, experts say.
Far Right Billionaires Are Waging a War to Capture State Courts
Florida’s abortion ban is just one recent outcome of right-wing billionaires’ effort to capture state courts nationwide.
Obtaining Abortions Is Even Harder If You’re Undocumented in a State With a Ban
The confluence of abortion and immigration laws in Florida, Arizona and Texas obstruct travel for out-of-state care.
Supreme Court Threatens Access to Mailed Abortion Pills Used by 8,000 Per Month
First-ever report fully details providers using blue state shield laws to prescribe abortion pills via telehealth.