Protest organizers face legal risks after SCOTUS declined to hear liability case
The court’s decision not to hear McKesson v. Doe upholds a lower ruling that makes protest organizers liable for the actions of individual participants
latest stories
EXCLUSIVE: PEN America is both a lifeline and a ‘wasted opportunity’ for some incarcerated writers
PEN’s prison programming has existed for decades, but the organization still lacks the infrastructure needed to effectively communicate with and pay incarcerated writers
Reproductive justice is an international human rights framework, so why are groups getting pushback for supporting Palestine?
Many abortion support groups nationwide say addressing reproductive injustice in Gaza is also part of their mission
New York care workers’ fight to end the 24-hour workday highlights the cracks within the progressive movement
Workers’ efforts to improve their employment conditions puts them at odds with their union and progressive organizations in the state
Politics & Democracy
Florida’s six-week abortion ban goes into effect, making North Carolina the nearest alternative
Adults seeking care in Florida must appear for two in-person appointments spaced at least 24 hours apart
Economy & WOrkers’ Rights
Advocates and politicians call for extending work permits to long-term undocumented Texans
More than 1.4 million Texans cannot legally work despite paying $4 billion in taxes and wielding a spending power of $33.9 billion
Movement for palestine
Inside Columbia’s Gaza solidarity encampment
A breakdown of the ongoing Columbia University protest and the student movement it helped galvanize
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Gender & LGBTQIA+
Arizona Supreme Court’s abortion ruling plunges state back to 1864
The law is so outdated it was created before scientists understood how ovulation worked
Climate & Environment
Beauty and heartbreak in eastern North Carolina
In this Q&A with Prism, filmmaker Resita Cox discusses her new documentary “Freedom Hill,” a “poetic love story” to Black folks in Princeville, the first town chartered by Black people in America—and one at constant risk of being washed away
crime, Reform + Abolition
Why isn’t PEN America paying its incarcerated literary prize winners?
Recent winners of PEN America’s Prison Writing Awards are missing a total of $925 in payments—a small fortune in prison
Immigration
Black undocumented immigrants are erased from immigration narratives and the larger American story
More than 619,000 Black undocumented people reside in the U.S., and they are denied a sense of belonging across every space they occupy
Race
Chicago approves measure to eliminate medical debt from credit reports
The move comes only months after implementing a new law requiring hospitals to screen uninsured patients for public health insurance programs and financial assistance
Education
Alabama boosts education spending with a pay raise for teachers
Alabama’s education system has been facing a decline in enrollment and a decrease in the number of educator prep graduates
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