Another Flint? Newark, NJ, faces public health crisis over lead contamination in city’s water...
Thousands of residents in Newark, New Jersey, remain unable to drink their tap water in an enduring public health nightmare. Lead contamination...
Biden administration ends Trump-era rule, banning discrimination against transgender people in health care
“Everyone – including LGBTQ people - should be able to access health care, free from discrimination or interference, period.”
As SCOTUS considers ‘extinguishing’ right to abortion, calls mount for Congress to ‘step up’
“Despite the protections that the legal framework like Roe provides, it has never been enough,” said one doctor. “We continue to work toward reproductive justice.”
Supreme Court halts landmark youth climate case
Despite the blow to the case, counsel remains optimistic of the case's chances of proceeding.
Why Meryl Streep’s Golden Globe speech is so important in the Trump Era
Art yes. But also resistance.
Oath Keepers founder guilty of seditious conspiracy for plotting to violently overthrow US gov’t
The case marks the first time in nearly three decades that a federal jury has convicted defendants of seditious conspiracy.
How the Supreme Court undermined the Black vote
Black Americans braved police violence at Selma and galvanized support for the Voting Rights Act. Fifty years later, the Supreme Court’s Shelby decision ushered in a new era of racially targeted voter suppression.
Trump’s double standard on freedom of speech
The president wants liberties for himself that he doesn’t grant to others.
Nationwide protests erupt against Trump’s inauguration amid fears of far-right agenda
Nationwide protests amplify voices against policies threatening marginalized communities.
New FDA Import Ban Means GMO Salmon Won’t Be Sold in U.S. Anytime Soon
AquaBounty’s product likely won’t be available to consumers until a federal labeling standard is established.