A recent New York moratorium gives the appearance of accountability without the structural change that would require it.

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The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.

On an average day under Trump, ICE has 25 children aged 3 or younger in custody. In total, at least 500 babies and toddlers have been detained.

Following Marshall Project reporting, the state now requires hospitals to confirm test results before reporting them to authorities.

At the center of every authoritarian regime is the end goal of achieving control of the entire populations.

The District Court of Connecticut should deny the federal government’s motion for a preliminary injunction against a bill that would ban law enforcement officers from wearing masks and require them to...

By Cornel West | Ida B. Wells is not only unique, but she is the exemplary figure full of prophetic fire in the face of American terrorism, which is American Jim Crow and Jane Crow, when lynching o…

In the post-Roe world, we know that abortion bans don’t stop safe abortions, but they do kill people.

A spokesperson for U.S. Health and Human Services confirmed to Stateline on Friday that the agency is canceling 53 out of 67 grants, worth about $68 million, under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Progra...

Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility

A sweeping qualitative study recently published in JAMA Network Open unveils the profound and far-reaching consequences that abortion bans exert across various medical specialties—effects that t

The document, titled “Facial Recognition Activists.docx,” includes specific activists’ comments about MSG's facial recognition program and tweets criticizing it.

To say we find ourselves in an unprecedented time is cliché by now. Yet in perhaps the biggest attack yet, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks to control all federal grant making! This wil...

Democracies can either defend rights in the digital age, or drift into complicity as the architects of a new, global authoritarianism enabled by AI.

In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small Texas town to use as a park. The town sold to a data center developer for $10 million.

In May 2025, the MLA, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the American Historical Association filed a lawsuit seeking to reverse the elimination of National Endowment for the Humanities (NE...

Meta smart glasses and ICE mobile facial recognition reflect growing normalization of wearable, real-time biometric identification systems.

New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, ostensibly a police watchdog, cedes much power to police leadership. Experts say the mayor has the power to boost its independence.

Lakeisha Hood Moïse and Kamilah A. Pickett write about the fallout of Louisiana vs. Callais and what will come next for voting-rights activists.

“Hope is a Discipline,” featuring works by Li(sa E.) Harris, Lovie Olivia, Josie Pickens, Tay Butler, Mich Stevenson, and Zsavon Butler, traces the realities of Black life shaped by surveillance, cont...

Roughly 7.5 million women have taken the pill over the past 25 years

Here's what's driving the maternal health crisis -- and the changes that could save thousands of lives.

Federal judge temporarily blocks USDA conditions on SNAP and other nutrition funding, siding with states that argue the rules threaten food aid programs.

Justice Minister Annelies Verlinden's abortion plan to allow exceptions for rape victims faces backlash over legal uncertainties and limited scope.