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Pharmaceutical Companies, Physician Bring Court Challenges to State Abortion Laws

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2023 Lawsuits filed in West Virginia and North Carolina have challenged those states' restrictions on the use of abortion pills. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Labor

South Korean Intelligence Agency Raids Top Union Confederation

Kap Seol / Labor Notes Jan 26, 2023 The recent raid on KTCU is part of a broader conservative backlash against the gains of South Korean labor. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Labor

Corky Lee and the Work of Seeing

Ken Chen / N+1 Jan 26, 2023 Corky's Lee's photographs showcase the difference at the heart of “Asian America.” Dig deeper ( 43 Min. Read )

Race

You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught

Stephen Rohde / Truthdig Jan 25, 2023 How U.S. History Textbooks and Prominent American Universities Justified Slavery, Perpetuated Racial Stereotypes and Promoted White Supremacy. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

Immigration

Will California’s Gov. Newsom End Food Assistance for Undocumented Immigrants?

Mark Kreidler / Capital & Main Jan 24, 2023 Gov. Newsom Punts on Addressing Food Insecurity for Some of California’s Most Vulnerable Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Film Reviews

The Sound of Silence On Screen

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Jan 23, 2023 An experimental Sundance documentary that upends audio-visual conventions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Social Justice

Police Violence Reached an All-time High Last Year

Sonali Kolhatkar / IMI Jan 20, 2023 There is much data suggesting that more police funding means more violence and death. And yet, police departments remain flush with cash. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Labor

Black Women Spearhead a New Southern Union

Tina Vásquez / Prism Reports Jan 19, 2023 The South has a new union—and workers have Black women to thank. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Labor

Virginia Transit Strikers Fight Privatized Race to the Bottom

Courtney Smith, Jonah Furman / Labor Notes Jan 17, 2023 Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 is fighting to prove that buses should be a public service, not or a source of private profit. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Labor

How a War on Porn Is Endangering US Sex Workers

Hallie Lieberman / Open Democracy Jan 13, 2023 A proposed ‘anti-trafficking’ US law may actually increase trafficking, as well as threatening sex workers and free speech. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Immigration

Texas Awards Biggest Border Wall Contract Yet to Trump-Tied Firm

Justin Miller / Texas Observer Jan 12, 2023 A Trump-tied firm with limited experience was awarded the largest border wall contract yet by the Texas government. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

LGBTQIA+

The Inspiration Behind Israel’s Anti-LGBTQ Coalition

Shiri Eisner / 972Mag Jan 12, 2023 The Israeli far-right is enthusiastically borrowing from the American far-right in its crusade against LGBTQ identities. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )