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Reform advocates condemn raft of measures expected to pass under new far-right governor

The 16-year-old non-binary student's ultimately fatal attack in her high school bathroom occurred amid a concerted effort in Oklahoma, led by powerful state officials and far-right activists, to vilify and stigmatize trans and non-binary people.

Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of AI?

If his appeal fails this week, the WikiLeaks founder could soon be on a plane towards a potential jail term of 175 years

Majority of members voted to call for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza that has killed more than 29,000 people.

The International Court of Justice has found that Israel’s actions in Gaza may constitute genocide in violation of international law. A US District Court has added, “It is every individual’s obligation to confront the current siege in Gaza.”

He popularized the term “institutional racism" and, with Stokely Carmichael, wrote a book in 1967 that was seen as a radical manifesto.

The state’s most powerful figure, Tim Dunn, isn’t an elected official. But behind the scenes, the West Texas oilman is lavishly financing what he regards as a holy war against public education, renewable energy, and non-Christians.

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries—who took more money from the Israel lobby in 2022 than from any other group and is featured on AIPAC’s website (alongside House Republican leadership)—has so far refused to condemn this tsunami of Republican money.

According to Putin, Poland started World War II by refusing to give up Gdansk. Hitler had no choice. In a way, Putin is telling us about today. What's truly amazing about our time, however, is the emergence of the GOP as Putin's ally.