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The Fight for Abortion Rights Turns to State Constitutions
Less than an hour after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional protection for abortion, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry crowed on Twitter that abortion was now illegal in the state. “Because of #SCOTUS ruling in #Dobbs, Louisiana’s trigger law… Read More ›
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Infection of Wildlife Biologist Highlights Risks of Virus Hunting
The illness was mysterious. A 25-year-old graduate student had been hospitalized with a high fever, muscle and joint pain, a stiff neck, fatigue, sores in her throat, and a metallic taste in her mouth. She soon developed an angry rash…. Read More ›
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How the Democrats Forgot the New Deal and Paved the Way for Trumpism
In Robert Kuttner’s new book, “Going Big: FDR’s Legacy, Biden’s New Deal, and the Struggle to Save Democracy,” he explains how we got to our present political inflection point, how high the stakes are, and what comes next. Kuttner — who… Read More ›
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Cryptocurrency Titan Coinbase Providing “Geo Tracking Data” to ICE
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, is selling Immigrations and Customs Enforcement a suite of features used to track and identify cryptocurrency users, according to contract documents shared with The Intercept. News of the deal, potentially worth… Read More ›
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Your Kitchen Floor May Have Been Made With Uyghur Forced Labor
When people shifted to working from home in 2020, many renovated their homes to add offices. Influencers showed viewers how to easily install vinyl flooring from stores around the U.S., and sales of such flooring surged. But what these influencers… Read More ›
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Progressives See Bittersweet Night in Illinois With Ouster of Marie Newman
In a hotly contested 2020 primary, progressive Marie Newman, the Justice Democrats candidate for Illinois’s 3rd Congressional District, ousted eight-term Rep. Dan Lipinski, one of the last anti-abortion Democrats in Congress. Many House Democrats countered party norms by backing Newman,… Read More ›
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Facebook Labels Abortion Rights Vandals as Terrorists Following Roe Reversal
The day after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Facebook’s parent company, Meta, internally designated the abortion rights group Jane’s Revenge as a terrorist organization, according to company materials reviewed by The Intercept, subjecting discussion of the group and… Read More ›
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Private Prisons Are a Socially Responsible Investment, According to Bizarre Wall Street Measures
CoreCivic, the first publicly traded prison company in America and the first to operate both private prisons and private immigration detention centers on a for-profit basis, had another first to announce. Damon T. Hininger, the chief executive, paused to share… Read More ›
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With the Corpse of Roe Still Warm, Far Right Plots Fascistic Anti-Abortion Enforcement
U.S. Capitol Police in riot gear are seen in Washington, D.C., following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. Photo: Bill Clark/AP Given the makeup of the far-right Supreme Court, it has for some years… Read More ›
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Case of 11-Year-Old Brazilian Girl Denied Abortion Holds Stark Warning for Post-Roe U.S.
Women march and hold a banner in favor of legalizing abortion, to mark International Women’s Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 8, 2022. Photo: Andre Penner/AP In recent weeks, a little girl has been fighting for her abortion rights… Read More ›