Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Vanishing clinics: The stark reality of abortion access in post-Dobbs America

The closure of 65 independent reproductive care clinics since June 2022 leaves 14 states entirely without abortion clinics.

Could Oregon chart the course for universal health care in the US?

Oregon is on the verge of enacting a single-payer health care plan, but continued organizing is needed to secure this historic victory.
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Democratic lawmakers join family separation protests at detention centers from Texas to New Jersey

Protests have erupted nationwide against the Trump administration’s new policy of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.

400 years after slavery’s start, no more band-aids

It’s time to heal the deep wounds of racism — not only to ensure equity for African Americans, but for our entire economy.

US Soldiers Punished for Reporting Sexual Abuse by Afghan Allies

While the U.S. military is trying to punish soldiers for reporting rape and physical abuse in Afghanistan, it continues to turn a blind eye to the rampant cruelty. Why do we allow these atrocities to continue?
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Justice for Stephon Clark: Protests erupt as DA fails to charge cops who killed...

This marks the 34th consecutive police shooting review in which Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert found that the officers acted legally, according to The Sacramento Bee.

Why Activists Fail

Despite enormous ongoing effort over more than a thousand years, during and since the formation and shaping of the modern world, and...

How repealing the ACA will hurt rural communities

The GOP health care bill would drastically reduce rural Americans’ insurance coverage and significantly threaten the ability of many rural hospitals and clinics to stay open.

To protect our children, let’s tax our rich

A century-old political lesson from the first grand champion of America’s kids

‘Where there are more guns, there are more gun deaths’

CounterSpin interview with Igor Volsky on ending gun violence.