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Mauree Turner

The Brave, Often Lonely Fight of Trans Lawmakers in State Legislatures The Brave, Often Lonely Fight of Trans Lawmakers in State Legislatures

Trans and nonbinary people are running for office in record numbers, beginning their careers just as their Republican colleagues are launching an assault on trans rights.

Jul 25, 2023 / Feature / Amy Littlefield

How Jeffrey Epstein Captivated Harvard

How Jeffrey Epstein Captivated Harvard How Jeffrey Epstein Captivated Harvard

And how the university has yet to give a full accounting.

Jul 24, 2023 / Feature / Michael Massing

An Urban Alchemy ambassador patrols an encampment in front of San Francisco’s City Hall.

How Urban Alchemy Turns Homelessness Into Gold How Urban Alchemy Turns Homelessness Into Gold

Cities are pouring money into the nonprofit to manage encampments and patrol the streets where unhoused residents congregate. Not everyone is happy about it.

Jul 19, 2023 / Feature / Paige Oamek and Rohan Montgomery

How Rumble Is Planning to Be the Premier MAGA Platform

How Rumble Is Planning to Be the Premier MAGA Platform How Rumble Is Planning to Be the Premier MAGA Platform

The home of Power Slap has become the video platform of choice for powerful MAGA interests.

Jul 11, 2023 / Feature / Jacob Silverman

Israeli forces conduct a training drill near Masafer Yatta in February 2021.

The Destruction of This Palestinian Community Was Green-Lighted by Israel’s Supreme Court The Destruction of This Palestinian Community Was Green-Lighted by Israel’s Supreme Court

The Israeli military wants the homes of Masafer Yatta for target practice. And the country’s Supreme Court says that’s totally kosher.

Jul 10, 2023 / Feature / Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham

Michal Kaliszan and his mother at Michal's graduation from the University of Waterloo, where he studied computer science.

When Death Is the Best Choice, Is It a Choice at All? When Death Is the Best Choice, Is It a Choice at All?

Disabled Canadians need support, but without proper government funding, voluntary death through MAID may be their only option.

Jun 27, 2023 / Feature / Nora Loreto

The Embodied Politics of Black Motherhood

The Embodied Politics of Black Motherhood The Embodied Politics of Black Motherhood

Alienating Black women from our bodies is a strategy for domination. Yet we continue to rise and resist.

Jun 27, 2023 / Feature / Rhea Boyd

What My Parents Taught Me About Bodily Autonomy

What My Parents Taught Me About Bodily Autonomy What My Parents Taught Me About Bodily Autonomy

I learned from an early age that honoring an individual’s wishes for their body is a sacred act.

Jun 27, 2023 / Feature / Angela Garbes

When Teens Send Nudes

When Teens Send Nudes When Teens Send Nudes

Teenagers are sexting. Their parents are afraid. How can they find a middle ground for a better, safer way forward?

Jun 27, 2023 / Feature / Gail Cornwall

Without Apology: Abortion in Literature

Without Apology: Abortion in Literature Without Apology: Abortion in Literature

Some of the most powerful, important abortion narratives show working-class women terminating their pregnancies without regret or anguish.

Jun 26, 2023 / Feature / Edna Bonhomme

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