Case of 11-Year-Old Brazilian Girl Denied Abortion Holds Stark Warning for Post-Roe U.S.
The Brazilian case shows what happens when reproductive rights are treated as a last resort rather than a public good.
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Will a Judge Force Cancer-Stricken Black Elder Mutulu Shakur to Die Behind Bars?
A judge told Mutulu Shakur two years ago that his cancer wasn’t bad enough yet and to come back when he was on his deathbed. Now he is.
In the Shadow of the Jan. 6 Hearings, Right-Wing Militancy Is on the Rise
The Patriot Front’s fascist rhetoric could make it a natural successor to the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers as Donald Trump’s favorite white nationalist group.
Beyond Revenge, What Does Jane’s Revenge Want?
The attacks on anti-abortion centers express a necessary militant fury. But the conflation of militance with violence is a mistake.
Anti-Trans Campaigns Set the Stage for Far-Right Attacks on Pride Festivities
Threats against pride events and reports of suicide attempts by trans kids are only the first violent consequences of the far right’s campaign.
The Truth Never Mattered at Guantánamo
The deceit and lies and cover-ups of the worst moments in post-9/11 history have created an endless stage of hypocrisy for all the world to see.
Jan. 6 Hearings Seek to Remind a Forgetful Nation About the Day Donald Trump Almost Engineered a Coup
For a country where few people remember what happened before last week’s verdict in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard case, Thursday night’s hearing provided a gut-punch reminder of the violence of the insurrection.
Iran Is Backing Out of the Nuclear Deal That U.S. Had Already Reneged On for Years
Iran made the latest move of noncompliance, but the path to war was paved by the United States’ withdrawal from the agreement.
Right-Wing Judges Say It’s “Harmless” to Label Climate Activist a Terrorist
A court upheld Jessica Reznicek’s excessive sentence for vandalism aimed at stopping the Dakota Access pipeline.
America Tolerates High Levels of Violence but Suppresses Photos of the Slaughter
It’s time to publish graphic images of school shootings and other acts of violence. But change won’t come from that alone.