Politics & Democracy

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Georgia bill threatens to expand cash bail and constrict charitable funding

A Georgia bill that would require cash bail for more than two dozen additional criminalized acts is moving forward in the state legislature. Senate Bill 63 passed through the Georgia General Assembly on Feb. 6 and now waits to be signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp. If passed, SB

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5 Min
By: Jocelyn James

New Florida bill could force houseless people into encampments

A Florida bill that would ban houseless people from sleeping in public places and force them into encampments is progressing through the House and Senate after receiving vocal support from Gov. Ron DeSantis. Senate Bill 1530 and House Bill 1365 would prohibit city and county governments from allowing houseless people

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3 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

New Georgia bill would erase legal recognition for trans people

Georgia legislators have introduced a bill that opponents are calling “mandated discrimination.” On Feb. 7, lawmakers introduced House Bill 1128, which would end all legal recognition of transgender people by redefining biological sex. It would also remove sexual orientation and gender identity from the state’s criteria for hate crimes,

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5 Min
By: Ash Peterson

Queer collective calls out ‘pinkwashing’ of Palestinian genocide

A grassroots collective of queer and trans people of color, anti-Zionist Jews, and Southwest Asian and North Africans is fed up with Israeli pinkwashing of the genocide against Palestinians. No Pride in Genocide launched on Valentine’s Day with a campaign called “Break Up with Genocide,” which included a march

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4 Min
By: Kylie Marsh

NYC climate activists say the city isn’t doing enough to fight for green schools

As students at New York City schools increasingly experience the impact of environmental injustice, climate activists are urging Mayor Eric Adams to electrify, ventilate, and retrofit hundreds of public school buildings in the city by 2030. Schools in New York City have long lacked resilience to environmental challenges, particularly in

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5 Min
By: Sravya Tadepalli

Why Utah’s discrimination against disabled people matters for everyone

Utah lawmakers recently struck down a proposal to pay disabled people minimum wage

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5 Min
By: Elly Belle

Republican senators sink immigration bill that would have gutted asylum

As politicians argued about the now-failed bill, Customs and Border Patrol announced another migrant death on Feb. 6

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Florida Senate and House advance bill to eliminate police oversight boards

Civilian oversight boards act as third-party oversight agencies for police departments

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5 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

The child tax credit expansion heads to the Senate

The House of Representatives approved a bill on Jan. 31 that will expand the child tax credit in exchange for reinstating three corporate tax breaks. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 was passed with bipartisan support and is awaiting a vote in the Senate. A

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3 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Queer people organizing in solidarity with Palestine continues to grow

LGBTQIA+ solidarity with Palestinians has a long, rich history, and it’s growing despite years of Israeli pinkwashing

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9 Min
By: Sarah Prager

UAW members vote on resolution calling leadership to rescind Biden endorsement

Rank-and-file union members across labor groups are organizing to demand their leadership rescind endorsements for the incumbent president

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5 Min
By: Natasha Ishak

Chicago is now the largest US city to call for a ceasefire

The Chicago City Council passed a ceasefire resolution, making it the latest city to demand an end to the U.S.-backed Israeli assault on Gaza

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5 Min
By: Miles Kampf-Lassin

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