![A cell block of Cummins Unit](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cummins-prison-ap-img.jpg)
Incarcerated, Infected, and Ignored: Inside an Arkansas Prison Outbreak Incarcerated, Infected, and Ignored: Inside an Arkansas Prison Outbreak
Inmates say guards treated them like “lepers” as Covid-19 tore through the penitentiary.
Jun 17, 2020 / Molly Minta
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Is the Tax on Tampons Unconstitutional? Is the Tax on Tampons Unconstitutional?
The group Period Equity says yes—and is pushing lawsuits to repeal it in 35 states.
Oct 1, 2019 / Molly Minta
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AOC Went Back to Where She Came From: New York City AOC Went Back to Where She Came From: New York City
A recent town hall on immigration shows that Ocasio-Cortez’s local support isn’t going anywhere.
Jul 24, 2019 / Celisa Calacal, Acacia Handel, and Molly Minta
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Israel Detained This Palestinian-American Student—Now She’s Challenging the State in Court Israel Detained This Palestinian-American Student—Now She’s Challenging the State in Court
This isn’t the first time Israel has denied entry to a prospective student, but Lara Alqasem is the first to challenge it.
Oct 17, 2018 / StudentNation / Molly Minta
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Students and Farmworkers Are Teaming Up to Boot Wendy’s Off Their Campuses Students and Farmworkers Are Teaming Up to Boot Wendy’s Off Their Campuses
The effort is part of a national campaign to pressure Wendy’s to improve their labor practices.
Mar 29, 2017 / StudentNation / Molly Minta