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12 Years After Degrading Mass Strip Search, Women in Prison
Feb 20, 2024 · Content warning: This article reports on explicit and demeaning language that was directed at incarcerated women. “It was horrific,” Michelle Wells recalls of the morning when the “Orange Crush,” a notorious band of prison guards, stormed through her cellblock at Lincoln Correctional Center, in central Illinois, to conduct a mass shakedown.
6 Years After Standing Rock, Native Tribes Still Fight ... - Truthout
Oct 9, 2023 · The Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Sioux Tribes say the pipeline threatens their water source and violates their treaty rights. They have been protesting for six years, but the pipeline is still operational and has leaked several times.
No, Black People Can’t Be “Racists” - Truthout
Oct 20, 2021 · A critical race theory scholar argues that the term “racism” must be understood within the context of an anti-Black American polity, and that Black people cannot be racists because they lack systemic power over white people. He criticizes a Black law professor who challenges this claim and exposes the dangers of the attacks on critical race theory.
Every Single Florida House Republican Voted Against Disaster …
Oct 3, 2022 · All 16 Florida House Republicans and Sen. Rick Scott opposed a bill with $18.8 billion in FEMA funds to help recovery from the Category 4 storm that killed 88 people. Democrats criticized their hypocrisy and indifference to the disaster.
Abortion Is as Old as Pregnancy: 4,000 Years of Reproductive …
Jan 22, 2016 · The web page traces the history of abortion from ancient times to the present, showing how it has always existed and been regulated by different cultures and laws. It does not answer the direct question of when the first abortion was performed, but it provides a timeline of abortion methods and legal status in the US.
Here Are the Names of Every Republican Who Voted to Overturn …
Jan 7, 2021 · A list of 121 House and 138 House Republicans who objected to President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Progressive lawmakers demand accountability and expulsion for the GOP members who incited a coup attempt.
Turning Point USA Is Cultivating a Pipeline for Young, Right Wing ...
Sep 27, 2024 · Turning Point USA is pushing to transform itself from a right-wing campus activism organization into an incubator for Republican candidates, with a slate of Turning Point-affiliated candidates seeking public office in the 2024 elections.. In Michigan’s 27th state House District, Rylee Linting, the youth vice chair of the state GOP, is …
Israel’s Blockade Bars WFP From Distributing Food “in ... - Truthout
Oct 10, 2024 · The World Food Programme (WFP) has reported that it has been forced to suspend distribution of food parcels across all of Gaza, and food distribution “in any form” in north Gaza, as Palestinians across the region starve due to Israel’s humanitarian aid blockade.