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This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like
The Texas law SB 8 will force abortion clinics in the state to turn away about 80 percent of all patients.
Sep 2, 2021 / Amy Littlefield
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Afghanistan’s Women Face the Taliban Afghanistan’s Women Face the Taliban
An oppressive regime fills the vacuum.
Sep 2, 2021 / OppArt / Giulio Bonasera
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What Can Democrats Do to Fight Texas’s Abortion Ban? Lots. What Can Democrats Do to Fight Texas’s Abortion Ban? Lots.
The only question is how far Democrats are willing to go to defend women’s rights.
Sep 2, 2021 / Elie Mystal
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New Jersey Hasn’t Defeated ICE Yet New Jersey Hasn’t Defeated ICE Yet
Despite passing a landmark bill banning new contracts with the agency, there’s still a long way to go to truly abolish it at the state level.
Sep 1, 2021 / Whitney Strub
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Go Ahead, Worry! A Worst-Case Scenario for American Democracy Go Ahead, Worry! A Worst-Case Scenario for American Democracy
The American far right has transformed politics in unprecedented ways. Can this be reversed?
Sep 1, 2021 / Robert Crawford
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“Roe v. Wade” Will Functionally Cease to Exist in Texas “Roe v. Wade” Will Functionally Cease to Exist in Texas
Unless the Supreme Court steps in, the country’s most dangerous anti-abortion law will go into effect, banning abortions after six weeks and placing a cash bounty on providers.
Aug 31, 2021 / Elie Mystal for The Nation
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Ron Death Santis Ron Death Santis
Florida’s governor promotes Covid’s spread.
Aug 30, 2021 / OppArt / The Good Liars
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I’m a Legal Asylum Seeker. Why Can’t I Work? I’m a Legal Asylum Seeker. Why Can’t I Work?
Trump-era regulations are forcing asylum seekers like me to beg for help.
Aug 30, 2021 / Anonymous
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Cori Bush Is Determined to Save the Eviction Moratorium Cori Bush Is Determined to Save the Eviction Moratorium
She lit a fire under the Biden administration to keep people in their homes, but the Supreme Court ruling has renewed the housing crisis.
Aug 27, 2021 / John Nichols
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Torture Tree Torture Tree
“D’oh!” “Ha!” Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of August 23.
Aug 27, 2021 / Steve Brodner