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“We Cannot Have Access To Abortion Care If We Don’t Have Providers”
“We Cannot Have Access To Abortion Care If We Don’t Have Providers”
In the wake of Dobbs, clinicians struggle to find abortion training, compounding a dangerous lack of healthcare for patients.
Lauren Rosenfield
Jan 26
The Technocratic Dream Of A “Cashless Society” Entrenches Inequities
The Technocratic Dream Of A “Cashless Society” Entrenches Inequities
“Civil liberties are going to be absolutely thrown into disarray.”
Carla Bell
Jan 19
The Intricate Ethics Of Clothing: A Q&A With The Author Of ‘Worn: A People’s History of Clothes’
The Intricate Ethics Of Clothing: A Q&A With The Author Of ‘Worn: A People’s History of Clothes’
“Decoding the global system that makes our clothes, might also change the way we view the world.”
Katie Tandy
Jan 13
“It Was Time To Get Creative” : Austin, Texas Fights For Abortion Justice With Grace Act
“It Was Time To Get Creative” : Austin, Texas Fights For Abortion Justice With Grace Act
Spreading this act is some of the most urgent work local government can do in red states.
Katie Tandy
Dec 22, 2022
// MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Louisiana’s Long History Of People As Property
Louisiana’s Long History Of People As Property
Louisiana votes “No” on removing constitutional language allowing forced labor as punishment. How long will slavery plague the state?
Jamaica Sarah
Nov 10, 2022
This Is What Democracy Looks Like
This Is What Democracy Looks Like
A Michigan County Clerk fought back against voter intimidation — and won. How did Barb Byrum do it?
Katie Tandy
Dec 8, 2022
Voters In Deep Red Kentucky Stand In Defiance Of Their Leaders On Abortion Rights
Voters In Deep Red Kentucky Stand In Defiance Of Their Leaders On Abortion Rights
“I’ve always considered myself pro-life, but what if my daughter was raped?“
Molly Wadzeck Kraus
Nov 28, 2022
// LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Amy’s Kitchen Workers Protested Working Conditions. Then They Lost Their Jobs
Amy’s Kitchen Workers Protested Working Conditions. Then They Lost Their Jobs
“They treat you like you’re nothing. Like cockroaches.”
Public Rights Project
Nov 17, 2022
“If You Don’t Have Empathy, You Just Don’t See Homeless People As Human”
“If You Don’t Have Empathy, You Just Don’t See Homeless People As Human”
All across the country, conservative think tank Cicero Institute is funding policies that criminalize homelessness.
Katie Tandy
Oct 20, 2022
What Does It Mean To Be American?
What Does It Mean To Be American?
Documentary ‘This Land’ captures a day in the life of 42 states and six families on Election Day 2022. It can’t heal us, but it could help.
Katie Tandy
Sep 23, 2022
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