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Contempt of Court
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December 31, 2019: This Was the Decade of Feminist Uprisings in Latin America This Was the Decade of Feminist Uprisings in Latin America
The “green wave” emerged in response to staggering rates of femicide, and then began mounting challenges to the highly restrictive abortion laws in the region.
Politics
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Kamala Harris Will Shift on Gaza Only if We Make Her Kamala Harris Will Shift on Gaza Only if We Make Her
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Books & the Arts
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The Small-Town Library That Became a Culture War Battleground The Small-Town Library That Became a Culture War Battleground
Throughout the country, far-right groups are trying to control what books kids can read. In Dayton, Wash., they tried to shut down the library altogether.
The Real Agenda of Moms for Liberty The Real Agenda of Moms for Liberty
As Republicans pay the political price for overturning legal abortion, they’re banking on “parents’ rights” as a way to paint their opponents as extreme.
How Jeffrey Epstein Captivated Harvard How Jeffrey Epstein Captivated Harvard
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