Biden’s $8 Billion Quest to Solve America’s Groundwater Crisis
With little fanfare, the administration is using infrastructure funding to revive dormant plans for pipelines and reservoirs in rural areas across the U.S. West.
House Speaker Mike Johnson Has Long Opposed Abortion and LGBTQ+ Rights
The Louisiana Republican’s ascension puts an ally of one of the country’s most influential anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion groups third in line for the presidency.
The Palestinians Play David to Israel’s Goliath
Media critic Robin Andersen breaks down why Israel is never condemned for its crimes and why Palestinian voices are so hard to breakthrough in the mainstream media.
Biden Accused of ‘Genocide Denial’ After Casting Doubt On Civilian Death Toll in Gaza
Palestinian officials, U.N. experts, and even Israeli media say nearly 7,000 men, women, and children have been killed by Israel's indiscriminate airstrikes and shelling.
Breaking the Silence: Survivors Speak Out on Rampant Sexual Violence in Prison
Four formerly incarcerated women reflect on the abuse they suffered by correctional officers and staff. The Adult Survivors Act offers them a chance for justice.
They Let Humanitarian Aid In. Then They Bombed It So That Gaza Would Starve.
One of the bakeries that Israel bombed in Nuseirat refugee camp had just received a shipment of flour from UNRWA meant to cover the food needs of the entire camp.…
Lessons in Chemistry – The Real Prince Charming in This ‘Bad Romance’ Is a Good Dog
By Briohny Doyle / The Conversation If you were charmed by the Apple TV+ adaptation of Bonnie Garmus’s debut novel Lessons In Chemistry and want learn more about the book,…
Facebook Workers in Kenya Say Meta Hasn’t Paid Them for 6 Months Amid Legal Case
Meta and its contractor have now been accused of contempt of court by a group of content moderators
Childhood Trauma Is Prison’s Common Denominator
As a peer specialist, I have found that the vast majority of incarcerated people have similar histories.
Patrick Lawrence: Full-Dress Irrationality
Biden wastes an additional $105 billion.
A Divided European Union Can’t Even Agree on Need for Ceasefire in Israeli Campaign Against Gaza
By Marc Martorell Junyent / Informed Comment Munich (Special to Informed Comment) – The European Union’s initial response to the current Israel-Hamas war has been chaotic. Shortly after the Hamas…
Prison as Censorship: Exhibition Curated by Mariame Kaba Serves as an Abolitionist Call to Action
“Because prisons are not just someplace else, somewhere else … They are our communities”
Protests Intensify Across US as Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 5,000
Activists blocked rush hour traffic in Chicago on Monday in the latest direct action against genocide.
Domestic Violence Calls About “Reproductive Coercion” Doubled After the Overturn of Roe
Those experiencing domestic violence are facing a reality where an inability to receive reproductive care is also further endangering their lives, new data shows.
How Mistaken Identity Can Lead to Wrongful Convictions
A witness mistakenly identifying an innocent suspect is common in many wrongful conviction cases.