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August 28, 2023

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20 Groups Demand Passage of Bowman Amendment to Disclose Cost of US Military Footprint

"This amendment is crucial as taxpayers and other citizens remain concerned—and inadequately informed—about the cost to U.S. taxpayers of the wide range of U.S. military activities abroad."

Jessica Corbett

Critics Say Texas GOP's New Exception to Abortion Ban Is Meant to 'Deceive Voters'

"The exceptions in the bill are so narrow, and the penalties for violating the Texas ban are so high, that invariably," said one legal expert, "a lot of doctors are going to continue not to offer abortion in those situations because they don't want to get in trouble."

Julia Conley

New Tool Creates Personalized Legal Memo Asking Education Department to Cancel Student Debt

"President Biden says he is going to use every tool he can to cancel student debt, but there is still much more he can do," said a co-founder of the Debt Collective. "With this new tool, we are calling his bluff."

Jessica Corbett

Justin Jones Pushes for No-Confidence Vote Against Tennessee's GOP House Speaker

"It is clear that the house speaker, Cameron Sexton, is determined to continue leading our state down the path to failure, humiliation, and authoritarianism."

Jake Johnson

Women to Unite for 'She Speaks' Virtual Assembly Marking March on Washington's 60th Anniversary

"Extremist lawmakers are using state capitols to subvert our democracy and erode voting rights, denying living wages, and suppressing access to healthcare, all while concentrating this rich nation's wealth," said Hanna Broome of AME Zion Church.

Jessica Corbett

UN Affirms Climate Crisis Threatens Children's Rights, Potentially Bolstering Youth-Led Lawsuits

"States should take positive measures to ensure that children are protected from foreseeable premature or unnatural death and threats to their lives," reads the updated document

Julia Conley

'More Palestinian Children Will Be Killed' Unless US Pressures Israel, Warns Human Rights Watch

The group called on the U.S. to suspend military aid to Israel until it stops its "grave abuses" against Palestinians.

Jake Johnson

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Opinion

60 Years After the March on Washington, the Black-White Wealth Gap Is Still Too Wide

To act today, based on the fierce urgency of now, we must make the investments to eliminate racial disparities within one generation.

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad,Chuck Collins

The Hopeful Symbolism of the Montgomery Riverfront Brawl

The Alabama city is moving beyond its tragic past to emerge as a place with forward-looking governance more equitably reflecting the makeup of its population.

Claude Cummings Jr.

How to Honor the Environmental Legacy of the March on Washington

Both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and A. Philip Randolph passionately tied the fight against racism to the larger war for economic opportunity, workers' rights, and environmental justice.

Rosanita Ratcliff

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