Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Tag: abortion laws

INSTITUTE INDEX: The secret money behind the push to ban abortion

There are a number of people "more dedicated to the enterprise of building a Supreme Court that will overturn Roe v. Wade."

Here are the worst abortion restrictions conservative state lawmakers passed this...

These included everything from bans on the safest, most common form of second-trimester abortion to laws that would outright re-criminalize abortion.

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The second worst MAGA Trump calamity – more than equal to its Constitutional concussion

Robert S. Becker on the deeper, still-unfolding costs of Trumpism beyond its constitutional violations.
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DHS video shows shackled Haitians boarding deportation flight, days after TPS ends

A Miami archbishop who has lobbied Washington for Haitian migrants says the country is still "a house on fire," a week after a gang massacre in Port-au-Prince killed dozens.
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Breaking up hospital and drug monopolies could save families $6,000 a year, report finds

A 26-group coalition of pharmacists, physicians and patients says consolidation, not coverage gaps, is driving the crisis.

The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet

As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.
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How Do We Stop a Coup? We Organize

With a thousand DOJ monitors ordered to polling places this November and troops not ruled out, a People's Action coalition of 500 groups is organizing a Labor Day mobilization to defend the vote.