Anti-Trans Legislation Has Made a Health Issue — Menstrual Products — Political
For close to a decade, periods — yes, menstrual periods — had been one of those rare issues that could win legislative support in blue states and red ones. Starting…
Israel’s Latest Attacks on Lebanon Mark Significant Escalation, Journalist Warns
Palestinian American journalist Rami Khouri responds to the latest exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah and the drawn-out ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, which Khouri calls a “fictitious…
Refusing to Certify Elections Isn’t About Fairness. It’s Aimed at Sowing Doubt.
After the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and his allies denied that Joe Biden had won. To this day, election deniers refuse to accept that Trump lost the election. Efforts…
To Get Students to Understand What Racism Is, I First Had to Teach What It’s Not
In September of 2012, I stood behind a podium in an auditorium-style classroom, shaking as students filed in and took their seats. I was a graduate student at the University…
Israel Is Forcing One of the Last Remaining Hospitals in Gaza to Evacuate
Patients, staff and families sheltering in the last remaining hospital in central Gaza are being forcibly displaced as the threat of a raid by Israeli forces looms large and Israel…
From Weapons to Fossil Fuels — 10 Firms Control $50 Trillion of Global Wealth
The top 10 asset management firms now control $50 trillion of global wealth. They answer to no one but the ultrarich — the 0.05 percent — whose fortunes they continue…
Experts Call Long COVID in Kids a Public Health Crisis. Why Is It Being Ignored?
For years, public health experts have said that COVID-19 infections in children are “mild.” According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most common symptoms of…
People Caught Up by Criminal Legal System Face More Obstacles to Abortion Access
Since its founding in 2003, the legal services and advocacy organization If/When/How has been working to fight back against state intervention in people’s reproductive lives. In addition to training lawyers,…
Mpox Vaccine Manufacturer Is Profiting From Accelerating Global Health Emergency
A U.S.-based watchdog group on Friday called out what it described as the “profiteering approach” taken by one of the only companies in the world with an approved vaccine for…
Republican States Are Blocking Legal Gender Changes on Driver’s Licenses
On Tuesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced in an internal email that it will no longer accept amended birth certificates or court orders to change gender markers on…
