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Largest Dermatology Conference Voted on Right-Wing Proposal to End DEI Programs
Equating diversity, equity and inclusion with antisemitism, a group of dermatologists tried to end DEI in their field.
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Chicago Ballot Amendment Would Tax Real Estate Moguls to Fight Homelessness
Allowing real estate interests to shape public policy will not restore housing agency to the people of Chicago.
As a Social Worker, I Know Oregon’s Recriminalization of Drugs Impedes Treatment
Oregon’s move to recriminalize drugs sets people up to fail. We need evidence-based help beyond treatment alone.
Indiana Law Could Endanger Tenure for Professors Who Speak Out Against Racism
The law “is clearly racist,” said David Greene Sr., president of University Alliance for Racial Justice in Indiana.
More Than 40 Pro-Palestine Orgs Refused to Meet With Biden in Chicago Last Week
In an open letter, pro-Gaza leaders said there was "no point" to more talks without action from the White House.
Israel Has Ruined 76 Percent of Gaza’s Schools in Systematic Attack on Education
Denying Palestinians’ right to education has been central to Israel’s settler-colonial project for eight decades.
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Remembering Rachel Corrie, Who Was Crushed by an Israeli Bulldozer 21 Years Ago
To this day, nobody has been held accountable for her death after the Israeli military ruled it an “accident.”
Israeli Forces Again Storm Al-Shifa Hospital, Where 30,000 People Are Trapped
Meanwhile, over 1 million in Gaza face “imminent famine” as the first aid trucks in months reach Jabalia refugee camp.
Trump’s Small Donor Base Appears to Finally Be a Bit Tapped Out
He’s having to hit up billionaires and Wall Street more than ever before, and it sure looks like he’s making some deals.
Warren Says Trump Will “Try to Ban Abortion Nationwide” If He Regains Power
In an interview Sunday, Trump said he will be deciding “pretty soon” on a specific abortion policy for his campaign.
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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation
We can’t look away from Israel’s genocidal violence against Palestinians — or the movement for a free Palestine.
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As a Social Worker, I Know Oregon’s Recriminalization of Drugs Impedes Treatment
Oregon’s move to recriminalize drugs sets people up to fail. We need evidence-based help beyond treatment alone.
Outrage Erupts in Oregon as Democrats Move to Recriminalize Drugs
Opponents say the move is a reaction to visible homelessness and fearmongering “law and order” narratives in the media.
Harm Reduction Thinking Can Transform the Way We See Drug Use and Treatment
We need to reach beyond the US’s restrictive, hard-to-access, unaffordable, one-size-fits-all drug treatment approach.
In New York, Inadequate Treatment Is Turning Drug Arrests Into Death Sentences
Deaths related to detoxification at a Syracuse jail show why jail is still not the place to address the opioid crisis.