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Jun 25, 2024 | 
truthout.org | Emily Janakiram
Part of the SeriesStruggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian LiberationThe Democrats have made abortion rights a central focus of the 2024 presidential campaign. Reportedly, this emphasis on abortion is part of an effort to spark more enthusiasm from voters in the face of diminishing support for the Biden administration, due to its material and ideological support for Israel’s campaign of genocide in Palestine.
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Apr 20, 2024 | 
znetwork.org | Emily Janakiram
On Thursday, April 18, a swarm of NYPD officers in riot gear arrested 108 students at Columbia University in an attempt to dismantle an encampment of student protesters demanding Columbia’s full financial and academic divestment from Israel. The move evoked the historic arrest and beating of hundreds of Columbia demonstrators in 1968 after they occupied Hamilton Hall, in protest of the Vietnam War.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
truthout.org | Emily Janakiram
Part of the SeriesStruggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian LiberationOn Thursday, April 18, a swarm of NYPD officers in riot gear arrested 108 students at Columbia University in an attempt to dismantle an encampment of student protesters demanding Columbia’s full financial and academic divestment from Israel. The move evoked the historic arrest and beating of hundreds of Columbia demonstrators in 1968 after they occupied Hamilton Hall, in protest of the Vietnam War.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
truthout.org | Chris Walker |Shefali Luthra |Jennifer Gerson |Emily Janakiram
The three laws “place unnecessary burdens on the lawful termination of a pregnancy,” the state’s highest court found.
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
truthout.org | Chris Walker |Zane McNeill |Jennifer Gerson |Emily Janakiram
Republican State Attorney General Ashley Moody claims the term “viability” is too confusing for voters. ByChris Walker, TruthoutPublishedNovember 14, 2023Abortion rights advocates at a rally and overnight sit-in at Five Points Park in Sarasota, Florida, on June 24, 2022.
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Nov 13, 2023 | 
truthout.org | Jennifer Gerson |Sharon Zhang |Zane McNeill |Emily Janakiram
Originally published by The 19th. As more abortion bans have gone into effect across the country, it has become far more difficult to perform a standard element of gynecological care: screening patients for domestic abuse. Research shows that OB-GYNs are often the first or only doctors to learn if a patient is facing intimate partner violence. While women of all ages experience intimate partner violence, it is most prevalent among women of reproductive age, the people most likely to see an OB-GYN.
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Nov 12, 2023 | 
truthout.org | Alexandra Martinez |Eleanor Bader |Sharon Zhang |Emily Janakiram
When K.S. heard there was a vegan animal rights activist running for mayor in Berkeley, California, her interest was piqued. K.S., who requested to use her initials out of fear of retaliation, was living in Los Angeles but immediately signed up to volunteer remotely. It was the summer of 2020, and she was 23 years old, with a year of post-undergraduate college under her belt working at PETA.
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
truthout.org | Dan DiMaggio |Derek Seidman |Emily Janakiram |Sharon Zhang
This article was originally published at Labor Notes. All three dominoes fell in a few days. The Auto Workers (UAW) now have agreements with each of the Big 3 automakers. The new contracts are a sharp about-face from decades of concessions. The tentative agreements go further than many thought possible on issues that the companies insisted were off the table. Stellantis agreed to reopen its idled Belvidere assembly plant.
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
truthout.org | Jake Johnson |Derek Seidman |Mike Ludwig |Emily Janakiram
The agreement reportedly includes a general wage increase of 25 percent over four years and cost-of-living adjustments. ByJake Johnson, CommonDreamsPublishedOctober 30, 2023JJ Normore begins his shift on the picket line outside the Ford Motor Co. Kentucky Truck Plant in the early morning hours on October 14, 2023, in Louisville, Kentucky.Michael Swensen / Getty ImagesThis is a developing news story. Check back for updates.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
truthout.org | Jake Johnson |Chris Walker |Derek Seidman |Emily Janakiram
UAW’s leadership said the gains achieved amount to four times what workers received in the recently expired contract.
