Companies Offering Abortion Travel Benefits Donate to Anti-Abortion Politicians
This story was first published at Prism. CorporationsShortly after the draft opinion was rewritten, plans were put in place to pay for abortion travel across states. Roe v. WadeThe Supreme Court of the United States leaked the official ruling in May. The official ruling was handedWith the exception of June 24, the number companies offering […]
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Grassroots Defense Committees Support Criminalized Survivors of Violence
Bayley Pitts thought she would get help when she went to police as a teenager victim of sexual abuse at the hands her biological father. She did not — and now, Pitts faces the prospect of losing her mother, Wendy Howard, to the same system that failed to protect either of them. Interview with Truthout, […]
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Biden Signs Executive Order Promoting ‘Abortion Access’
President Joe Biden signed Friday’s executive orders promoting abortion. “This is a moment, the moment, a moment to restore the rights that have been taken away from us and the moment to protect our nation from an extremist agenda,” Biden said, repeating himself as he spoke to the nation from the White House. The […]
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US Accused of Whitewashing Israel’s Killing of Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
The United States is facing accusations of whitewashing the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh after concluding the bullet that killed her likely came from Israeli military gunfire, but stopping short of reaching a “definitive conclusion” in her killing. Abu Akleh was in a press uniform when she was killed in the head […]
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Wages Set to Avoid Price-Spiral as Private-Sector Jobs Surpass Pre-Pandemic Rate
According to the June employment report, 372,000 jobs were created by the economy last month. The private sector added 381,000. The private sector now employs 140,000 more people than it did before the pandemic. The total number of jobs is still at 524,000. However, local government employment has fallen to 599,000 and state government employment […]
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Corporations and Trade Associations Gave Nearly $2M to Election Objectors in May
This May, as House lawmakers probed and exposed the Republican Party’s deep ties to the January 6 Capitol attack, corporations and industry groups were busy shelling out millions of dollars to Republicans who voted against certifying the 2020 election, a new report reveals. In just one month, over $1.9 Million was donated by Fortune 500 […]
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Japan’s Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Assassinated During Campaign Speech
This is a developing story. Keep checking back for any updates. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot Friday as he delivered a campaign speech on behalf of a member of his party just days ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, was rushed to a hospital with wounds […]
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Right-Wing “American Birthright” Curriculum Pushes Christianity, Obscures Racism
In June, a conservative education alliance called the Civics Alliance released new social studies standards for K-12 schools. It was intended to be promoted as a model for other states. These standards, entitled “American Birthright,” are framed as yet another corrective to supposedly “woke” public schools, where, according to Republicans, theoretical frameworks like critical race […]
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Native Sovereignty Over Abortion Was Already Under Attack Before Roe’s Overturn
This piece was originally published in We Organize to Change Everything: Fighting for Abortion Access and Reproductive Justice (Verso Books and Lux Magazine. 2022). Jen Deerinwater shows the connections between tribal sovereignty, and what it means for full reproductive justice. This article is part of We Organize to Change EverythingLux and Verso collaborated to create, […]
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Stagflation and Global Hunger Are on the Horizon. Neoliberalism Needs to End.
The capitalist world economy faces major challenges today. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused widespread damage to many economies around the globe, skyrocketing inflation is disproportionately affecting the poor and working-class, and even stagflation (a combination high inflation and stagnant growth) is possible. The conflict in Ukraine has also fueled a global food crisis. According […]
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