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What Copaganda Is and Why It’s So Dangerous

Civil rights lawyer Alec Karakatsanis explains.

Florida Is Ground Zero for So Many Youth Movements

“When you grow up in a place like Florida, you see a lot of injustice.”

Ralph Yarl’s Accomplishments Didn’t Protect Him From Getting Shot

“Ralph Yarl’s life is valuable because he is human. That should be enough.”

Unions Need to Show Solidarity With Disabled Colleagues

People with disabilities can’t be an afterthought.

Their Parents Were Locked Up for Years for Selling Weed

One $20 transaction put a father in prison for more than a decade.

So Many People Are in Jail Because They Can't Afford Bail

Five law students explain what’s wrong with pretrial detention.

When Did Women Get the Right to Vote? A Look Back at U.S. History

The 19th Amendment didn’t just fix everything.

Trans Maryland Teen Tasiyah “Siyah” Woodland Was Killed in a Shooting

“She was a joy and made sure everyone she was around knew that they were loved.”

Why Disability Activists Are Organizing Against Assisted Suicide Laws

Organizers worry disabled people are being coerced into accepting this path.

I Almost Died Because Doctors Didn’t Believe My Symptoms Were Real

Women are too often dismissed for exaggerating their health issues.

It Is a Lot of Work to Be Poor and Disabled

The rollback of emergency public health measures enacted during the pandemic will make things worse.

A New Kind of Union Wants to Take Hold in the South

The United Southern Service Workers wants to organize low-wage workers across industries.

Why This Iconic Book About Black Radicalism Still Speaks to Us

Robin D.G. Kelley’s ‘Freedom Dreams’ is finding itself in the hands of a new generation.

Child Labor Is Still Common in the United States

In 2021 alone, the Department of Labor uncovered 2,819 violations of child labor laws.

Our College Is Being Taken Over by Ron DeSantis and His Allies

They’re trying to force a conservative Christian model of education on our public school.

Some Students Are Selling Body Parts to Pay for Their Education

College students are using blood plasma money to pay down their student debt.

Attending an Indigenous K-12 School Changed My Life

My learning environment affirmed my identity as an Indigenous Zapoteca Mixteca.

What Would Class-Based Affirmative Action Look Like?

The goal is to increase the number of low-income students in higher education.

The Grim History of an Alabama Industrial School Is Still Relevant Today

“Juvenile justice in this country is so atrocious.”

We Left Our Loved Ones for Promised Jobs That Didn’t Exist

Hemant paid $20,000 for a job that was supposed to grant him a green card.