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Ocasio-Cortez says US ‘witnessing a judicial coup in process’
By Brett Wilkins
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North Carolina workers file lawsuit after being fired for not attending Christian prayer meetings
By Walter Einenkel
UN chief warns of ‘ocean emergency’ as leaders confront biodiversity loss, pollution
By Julia Conley
Biden administration officials offer few details on medication abortion protections
By Shefali Luthra
As Pride month closes, LGBTQ+ advocates are split on whether Biden is doing enough to protect the community
By Kate Sosin
Supreme Court takes ‘wrecking ball’ to separation of church and state with prayer ruling
By Julia Conley
Online data could be used against people seeking abortions now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned
By Nora McDonald
As Republican states move to criminalize abortion, women considering it must protect their privacy
Clarence Thomas says Supreme Court should roll back all privacy rights
By Julia Conley
‘In future cases, we should reconsider all of the Court’s substantive due process precedents,’ right-wing justice wrote
‘Absolutely terrifying’: criminal defense attorneys warn about impacts of Roe reversal
By Jessica Corbett
Baby formula industry was primed for disaster long before key factory closed down
By Kevin Ketels
The closure of the Similac factory may have lit the fuse for the nationwide shortage, but a combination of government policy, industry market concentration and supply chain issues supplied the powder
After massive public outcry, IRS ditches plans for facial recognition
By Jessica Corbett
Federal lawmakers joined with advocacy groups that argued requiring biometric information to access records online is a “creepy and disturbing strike” at privacy and security
Extremist groups flock to ‘siege’ protest of Canada’s capitol
By Julia Conley
Similar protests to the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ are reportedly being planned in the U.S. and throughout Europe
The panic over ‘critical race theory’ is merely the latest tool of Republican elites
By Thom Hartmann
Why a disparate group of billionaires, GOP politicians, televangelists, media outlets, and white supremacist militias have found common cause around a new and exciting moral panic
Sanders calls on Democrats to divide spending bills into components to force GOP accountability
By Jake Johnson
After failure of massive Build Back Better Act, Vermont senator advocates passing parts of it individually