Trump Admin sued after families lose access to gender-affirming care under executive order
The lawsuit announced by LGBTQ+ advocates was filed on behalf of transgender people under the age of 19 in Maryland, New York and Massachusetts.
Tag: HUMAN RIGHTS
Hunger rises as food aid falls – and those living under autocratic systems bear the brunt
Major donors like Germany and the United States have reduced or suspended food aid, citing budgetary constraints.
“People will die”: The Trump Administration said it lifted the ban on humanitarian aid. That’s not true.
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that scares me as much as this,” one doctor said.
Trump’s order on gender-affirming care escalates reversal of trans rights
President Trump signed another executive order affecting trans rights. This order stops government-funded insurance programs from covering puberty blockers or surgery for people under 19.
U.S. Senate moves ahead with immigration bill expanding detention for theft, shoplifting
Today, the U.S. Senate voted to proceed with consideration of a bill that would impose new mandatory immigration detention requirements for immigrants charged with property crimes and give broad legal standing to state attorneys general.
Biden extends protected status for migrants from 4 countries ahead of Trump return
The Biden administration extended humanitarian protections for nationals from four countries.
Jamie Raskin obliterates Republican bill with ease
I love this man. He says exactly what I've been yelling at the TV while listening to Republicans talk s**t.
The Devil and Political dynamite: Kansas Sex Radicals Moses and Lillian Harman Are Newly Relevant
Although Lillian Harman was not as famous as other sex radicals in Victorian America, her prosecution resonates today regarding equality, free speech and the role of the state in determining what individuals can do with their bodies.
18-year-old Pregnant Teenager Died in Texas After Trying to Get Care in 3 Emergency Rooms
It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened. Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.” She’s one of at least two Texas women who died under the state’s abortion ban.
US Should Withhold Weapon Shipments Over Starvation in Gaza
Yesterday, Axios reporter Barak Ravid published a copy of a letter from Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to Israel urging the country to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza—and, in a rare move for the Biden administration, backing that request up by publicly…
Let This Be Our Communion: Another Deadly Knee On A Black Man’s Neck
For many, Mitchell's killing bitterly echoed that of George Floyd, likewise dead from a heedless white man's knee on his neck, in the harsh light of day, for all to witness.
The Dobbs effect today: Abortion ballot initiatives, expected higher mortality, more litigation
In Arizona, the state’s highest court upheld a Civil War-era abortion ban. Florida and South Carolina moved to restrict abortion to six weeks — before many people know they are pregnant.
A Security Camera Caught an Employee Beating a Patient. It Took 11 Days for Anyone to Take Action.
After our investigation revealed patient abuse at Illinois’ Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center, the facility installed cameras to help. But the footage isn’t monitored unless there’s an allegation of misconduct.
How the Gaza humanitarian aid pier traces its origins to discarded cigar boxes before World War II
Palestinians in Gaza have begun receiving humanitarian aid delivered through a newly completed floating pier off the coast of the besieged territory.
Listen: Inside the Student Movement for Gaza
Students are protesting Israel’s war on Gaza as demonstrations spread to more than 154 campuses nationwide.
The Right is Killing LGBTQ+ Youth
The hated and fear of the LGBTQ+ community being drummed up by the Right is harming our young people.
