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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.
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Lauren Rosenfield
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.”
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Carla Bell
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.”
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Katie Tandy
“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.
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Katie Tandy
// 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?
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Jamaica Sarah
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?
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Katie Tandy
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?“
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Molly Wadzeck Kraus
// 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.”
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Public Rights Project
“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.
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Katie Tandy
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.
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Katie Tandy
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