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Posted inGender & LGBTQIA+

Breaking: Federal appeals court limits access to the abortion pill

by Alexandra Martinez August 16th, 2023August 16th, 2023

The ruling won’t take immediate effect, but advocates are concerned about the far-reaching implications

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Posted inClimate & Environment

Montana youth win historic climate lawsuit

by Ray Levy Uyeda August 15th, 2023August 15th, 2023
New Texas law strikes down rights for immigrant workers
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

New Texas law strikes down rights for immigrant workers

by Alexandra Martinez August 7th, 2023August 7th, 2023
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Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

As petition deadline looms, Stop Cop City organizers win more time and volunteers

by Katherine Demby August 3rd, 2023August 3rd, 2023
Death of 19-year-old in Atlanta jail reignites concerns about pretrial detention conditions
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Teen’s death in Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail exposes ‘repulsive’ conditions

by Katherine Demby July 27th, 2023July 27th, 2023
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Posted inPolitics & Democracy

Disabled people of color continue to fight for accessible housing

by Bianca Gonzalez July 26th, 2023July 27th, 2023
Monica Simpson, executive director of SisterSong in Altanta, Georgia, for Prism's One year post-Roe series
Posted inGender & LGBTQIA+

‘They keep the South in their crosshairs’ 

Tina Vasquez headshot by Tina Vásquez July 19th, 2023July 19th, 2023
Kwajelyn Jackson, executive director of the Feminist Women’s Health Center (FWHC) in Atlanta, Georgia for the One year post-Roe series
Posted inGender & LGBTQIA+

‘Abortion access will be restored in the US’

Tina Vasquez headshot by Tina Vásquez July 18th, 2023July 18th, 2023
Jenice Fountain, executive director of Alabama's Yellowhammer Fund shares the post-Roe abortion landscape in the 1 year post-Roe series
Posted inGender & LGBTQIA+

‘People treat us like the throwaway state’

Tina Vasquez headshot by Tina Vásquez July 13th, 2023July 13th, 2023
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Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

The Farm Bill could address climate change and structural racism

by Ray Levy Uyeda July 12th, 2023July 12th, 2023

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