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On 1 December the court is set to hear a challenge to Mississippi's 15-week ban on abortion.

S.B. 8 sets its sights on anyone who “aids and abets,” so as to isolate the most vulnerable seeking an abortion. S.B. 1 similarly creates criminal consequences for those seeking to offer help to confused, non-English-speaking, or disabled voters.

From Occupy Wall Street to DSA and from anti-vax to Lord Valdemort

"Make no mistake, the goal is to force extreme, outdated, religious-driven values on all of us through the courts."

Heather Booth and the Jane Collective helped thousands of people have abortions before Roe. Their example is once again relevant.

Rep. Barbara Lee: We Need an Afghan War Inquiry. What Really Happened During the Attica Prison Rebellion. George Carlin Returns With Some Insights About Texas. Did a U.S. Drone Strike in Afghanistan Kill the Wrong Person? CODA | Movie.

Reader Comments: GOP War on Women, starting in Texas, Going nationwide; Costs of Post 9/11; Afghan War fallout; Climate Crisis; Jobless Crisis; Nina Turner; Teenage Israeli Conscientious Objectors; Ed Asner; Domestic Workers are Workers; more....