Politics & Democracy

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Advocates call for a permanent repeal of the Global Gag Rule after decades of back and forth

The policy prohibits foreign non-governmental organizations that receive U.S. global health funds from performing or promoting abortion

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3 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

The possibility of first Black woman SCOTUS nominee prompts misogynoirist pushback

“Underlying all of this is this idea that white men are colorless.”

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4 Min
By: Natasha Ishak

Immigration advocates say undocumented people need universal health care

Following California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to extend Medi-Cal to undocumented people of any age, immigration advocates say the rest of the country should follow their lead

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

The program to deliver COVID-19 tests leaves out the houseless and multi-generational households

Two years into the pandemic, the Biden administration’s first direct testing response leaves a lot to be desired

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Biden’s first year in office left roadblocks for BIPOC progress

Advocates are looking back at the promises the president has made to marginalized communities and are evaluating how far the president still has to go to honor his commitments

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6 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

One year after the insurrection, racial justice advocates warn that white supremacy remains entrenched in the US

One year after white supremacists attempted an insurrection of the U.S. Capitol to prevent the verification of the 2020 presidential election results, violence caused by systemic white supremacy is still a threat to vulnerable communities. Though terrorist attacks in general are on the decline, the past year saw violent

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

West Virginians say Joe Manchin betrayed them and still have hope the Build Back Better bill will pass

The child tax credit extension, renewable energy jobs, and Black Lung Disability Fund excise tax would have directly benefited Sen. Joe Manchin’s constituents in West Virginia

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5 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Non-white suburban moms in Virginia are left out of the critical race theory discussion

Virginia Gov.-elect Greg Youngkin was elected by white, “suburban moms” concerned about critical race theory in schools—but did anyone ask non-white suburban moms what they thought?

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4 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Biden’s infrastructure bill promises to address ‘racist infrastructure.’ Here’s what that means.

The Reconnecting Communities Act will tear down some of the highways and overpasses that isolate Black and brown communities.

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4 Min
By: Lakshmi Gandhi

A record number of cities used ranked-choice voting this week. Will it make elections more inclusive?

For the first time, ranked-choice voting was used in 31 municipalities.

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4 Min
By: Sravya Tadepalli

Facebook and YouTube’s refusal to moderate misinformation in global languages harms communities of color

Social media companies are willfully failing to curb the spread of non-English misinformation, leaving already at-risk communities more exposed to hate speech, health risks, and voter suppression.

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5 Min
By: Nick Nguyen, Carmen Scurato

Anti-abortion attacks are linked to other attacks on civil rights

Texas’ challenges to landmark civil rights protections are encouraging some conservatives to test the waters.

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3 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

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